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LandyLiam

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mournes on fire again :-(
« on: March 30, 2012 »
from my house tonight



longer exposure



zoomed in



hope no-ones up there!!!
« Last Edit: March 30, 2012 by LandyLiam »
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012 »
Ah! unbelievable arseholes out there!!!!! why oh why would you get any enjoyment out of that?
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012 »
got worse for a bit but seems to be dying down now





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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012 »
Can I swear on here?!? Nope? Ha!


FUQUITS!

(see what I did there?!)
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012 »
Which mountain is that exactly? My brothers camping tonight and he's known to have precisely zero clue
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012 »
because of those idiots, its giving the goverment more of a excuse to putting a ban in the forests.
what is the pleasure of lighting a forest in fire. I seriously don't get it.
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012 »
 >:( that looks a big fire, what do they get out of it?  ??? fuquits is being kind to those scumbags!  >:(
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2012 »
Quote from: Ed on March 30, 2012
Which mountain is that exactly? My brothers camping tonight and he's known to have precisely zero clue

Looks like the side of donard ed, where was ur bro camping?
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2012 »
liam can you confirm the location? because I need to know if this will effect the easter camp? can't believe how irresponsible people can be.
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2012 »
Quote from: Spud on March 30, 2012
Quote from: Ed on March 30, 2012
Which mountain is that exactly? My brothers camping tonight and he's known to have precisely zero clue

Looks like the side of donard ed, where was ur bro camping?

On donard :-s around the living rock. So yeah - the side of donard. If this was him I'm going to beat his smarmy face in.
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2012 »
i think the fire is actually on chimney rock mtn, up the bloody bridge river area, but could well be on side of donard too, nowhere near the campsite, but lighting a campfire could be an issue!!!
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2012 »
Quote from: LandyLiam on March 30, 2012
i think the fire is actually on chimney rock mtn, up the bloody bridge river area, but could well be on side of donard too, nowhere near the campsite, but lighting a campfire could be an issue!!!

ok no problem thanks for the info.
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2012 »
I don't know if any of you are fimiliar with the Cooley mountains in Co. Louth. We are having the same prblem with fires. Slieve Foye, near Carlingford is completely destroyed as is some parts of the west side of the Cooleys.



Photo taken by Derek Watters who lives nearby...
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2012 »
Can anyone on here enlighten me about all these fires? I'm a city boy and don't have a clue! I've heard stories about farmers lighting the fires to stimulate growth or to get EU subsidies if there's no coarse on the land but don't know what to make of them. Is it just hoods doing this or is it something more organised?  ???
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Re: mournes on fire again :-(
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2012 »
its made the news now

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17566889

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Large gorse fire on Slieve Donard in Mournes

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service members are currently at the scene of a large gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains in County Down.

The fire is high on Slieve Donard above Bloody Bridge.

No firefighters are tackling the blaze at the moment as it is not endangering any life or property.

A Fire and Rescue Service crew, however, is keeping watch on the situation.
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