Sweet Smell over City

buachailldana · 22-05-2012 11:30AM #1

Hi hi,

Has anyone else got a really sweet smell on the southside over the last few days? It smells like when you open a fresh bag of Haribo's or something, very strong!

Last night I could smell it from Magazine Road down past the Lough and in Ballyphehane. A friend also got it in the Barrack Street/ Douglas Street area.

Any ideas what is causing it?!

Milly33 · 22-05-2012 11:52AM

It could be the ferrero factory perhaps wafting down from Kinsale road, or I know there are loadsa hops/barley or something like that coming in the ships.>Victoria road smells quite yummie

silly · 22-05-2012 01:00PM

Milly33 wrote: »

It could be the ferrero factory perhaps wafting down from Kinsale road, or I know there are loadsa hops/barley or something like that coming in the ships.>Victoria road smells quite yummie

I heard they are making strawberry tic tacs up in ferrero...

bizmark · 22-05-2012 01:03PM

Its the sweet smell of not living in dublin

buachailldana · 22-05-2012 03:17PM

Milly33 wrote: »

It could be the ferrero factory perhaps wafting down from Kinsale road, or I know there are loadsa hops/barley or something like that coming in the ships.>Victoria road smells quite yummie

I was thinking that, I know I had gotten the smell up there before between there and Grange! Maybe that's it so!

bizmark wrote: »

Its the sweet smell of not living in dublin

Hilarious! But true, of course

MikeCork2009 · 22-05-2012 03:18PM

Success

D1stant · 22-05-2012 03:20PM

Austerity

Chuck Stone · 22-05-2012 06:22PM

Definitely the Ferrero factory. I have a very acute sense of smell and can smell it all over the city when I'm downwind of the factory.

rebel.ranter · 23-05-2012 12:46AM

Love the smell passing the Kinsale roundabout from Ferrero factory. Never really thought about it but Tic Tacs & Ferreros are technically Cork products (items produced in Cork?) so we should claim them as our own!

23-05-2012 09:03AM

Monday night down in the Lough smelled of strawberries, not real ones, sugary sweets kind of strawberries.

rorrissey · 23-05-2012 10:33PM

I heard on 96fm that it is indeed the strawberry tic tacs! Could smell it this evening in Togher!

bladebrew · 29-05-2012 01:38PM

where exactly is the factory? i had a driver asking for directions today in work and i wasnt sure where it was, although he couldnt understand very well,i hope he isnt to lost:eek:

ofcork · 29-05-2012 06:42PM

Up the airport hill on the left.

bladebrew · 29-05-2012 08:44PM

ofcork wrote: »

Up the airport hill on the left.

Cheers, i see it now on streetview, i cant believe i never noticed it before!

Iceylou · 30-05-2012 10:51AM

it is a nice smell but not early in the morning or when the smell is mixed with pig/cow manure.

Steoob · 31-05-2012 12:50PM

Was back in kerry for a few days helping out my folks with some gardening and was the most bothered by flies I have ever been. Constantly swatting them off me and Im covered in bites now. Was thinking it was because of the sweetness of cork lol.

aujopimur · 31-05-2012 01:16PM

Cork always smells sweet, except for the stinkies on the buses.

Thoughtform · 20-07-2018 04:42PM

Aha, knew I wasn't imagining it! I moved recently and noticed this smell on my new route (Kinsale Road in particular). Was thinking it might be Barry's Tea for those Very Berry teas?

Sweet Smell over City

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