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Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze Videos
« on: January 10, 2010, 20:57:07 »
Took these Sun Jan 10th at Ballyronan Marina. Massive area of the Lough has froze over, people walking on it and around the boats. It was a rare experience.

Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze - Ballyronan Marina - Part 1


Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze, Ballyronan Marina - Part 2
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Re: Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze Videos
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2010, 21:27:32 »
Many thanks for uploading those vids Martin , and lol to those idiots on the ice , some of the smaller lakes down here are also ice'd over so it just shows the extent of the freeze .
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Re: Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze Videos
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2010, 21:42:21 »
Great stuff. Some ice there.  :)
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Re: Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze Videos
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2010, 22:23:58 »
Amazing video's Martin such an extremely rare sight to to see in Ireland, Very well documented i'll watch these again
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Re: Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze Videos
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2010, 23:43:28 »
Thanks very much guys for the feedback, glad you liked those vids. I'm really going to miss this cold spell when it goes, I just hope we can get a block again after the thaw and get more of the same!

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Re: Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze Videos
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2010, 23:51:22 »
Very good Martin. At a guess Id say from first vid that ice extended a good 100m from the edge. Would that be so? or did it vary thru inlets or depend on prevailing wind direction?

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Re: Extreme Lough Neagh Freeze Videos
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2010, 23:57:00 »
It was much further than that, although you are rite about the first vid, on the 2nd I was at a different part of the lough and the area covered by ice was huge, easily 3X times the above figure, maybe even 4 in places, it varied as you said. Here's a 200mm zoom shot looking across the Lough into the distance, all that water is ice lol..I'm still amazed.

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