40 Foot Christmas Swim 2006

Christmas morning wouldn’t be the same without crowds of crazy people jumping into the sea all around Ireland. One of the most popular spots is the Forty Foot in Sandycove and this year my husband Matt was one of the lunatics:

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Matt

We go down every year now and the atmosphere is always great. Here’s a few more of the other swimmers with a couple more shots on Flickr:

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Humans Are Crazy

All Washed Up

8 Responses to "40 Foot Christmas Swim 2006"

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  1. Kris

    December 29, 2006 at 8:51 pm

    Nice pics! Cute hubby. Interesting history!
    Happy New Year!

  2. Maryam in Marrakesh

    December 30, 2006 at 7:20 pm

    I just love this. If I could, I would do it, too. I would be so proud of myself!

  3. Angelina

    December 31, 2006 at 3:55 pm

    Great photos! I especially like the one with the dog looking down at the swimmers :)
    By the way, I like your site’s new look!

  4. Sarah

    January 2, 2007 at 2:31 am

    I’m totally with Angelina, I love the pic with the dog! I contemplated jumping into the forty foot on Christmas when I lived in Dublin, however, I am well aware of how cold the Irish Sea is in the summer. I just couldn’t quite talk myself into it.

  5. veidor nolan

    December 24, 2007 at 9:30 pm

    what time is everyone their to jump in

  6. gingerpixel

    December 24, 2007 at 11:11 pm

    Veidor, people are usually there from about 11:30am but it lasts awhile.

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  8. kitkat

    December 30, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    is it 40 ft deep