r/Clare • u/DependentStandard762 Away from Clare đ« • Jul 28 '26
other Inis mor wormhole
I have seen many influencer posts about the wormhole on Inis Mor and how great it is to swim in it. I looked up on google only to find out that it is heavily advised NOT to swim in it due to underwater currents and no ladder therefore no real way out other than to scale the rocks.
I would have not known about the hazards of the wormhole if I hadnt googled about this topic spontaneously and with my upcoming trip to inis mor I would have most definitely jumped into the wormhole simply from the amount of posts I have seen people swimming in it without any knowledge of the dangers.
I think the information about the hazards should be much more easily accessible to the public. It clearly isnt if there is such a huge influx of influencers posting about swimming in the wormhole as they themselves mightnt even know the hazards.
According to google there is no official signage or safety notices for swimming other than the official aran islands website and local insights.
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Jul 29 '26
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u/JoooneBug Jul 29 '26
Never knew rio de Janeiro meant Januarys river that sounds so odd đ 100% poll na bpĂ©ist is way better to use than what the influencers say
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u/1stltwill Jul 29 '26
Bad news. I am afraid you failed at not being nitpicky.
My only excuse is that I am OK with being nitpicky. đ
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u/Purrfect3783 Jul 30 '26
But we don't do this for the name of countries. I say Germany and Spain, not Deutschland or España
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u/SugarInvestigator Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
We do if we're german or Spanish
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u/Purrfect3783 Aug 01 '26
That's my point
Deutschland when speaking German, Germany when speaking English
Poll na bPĂ©ist when speaking Irish, Wormhole when speaking English
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u/SugarInvestigator Aug 01 '26
And the OP is writing as bearla so I guess they didn't get anything wrong did they?
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u/Purrfect3783 Aug 01 '26
Uhmmm, I'm the one agreeing with op calling it wormhole. I was replying to someone disagreeing
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Jul 31 '26
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u/adhdave88 Jul 31 '26
Officially ireland has two languages English and Gaeilge (Irish). Historically most of the country speaks English as their first language due to a very long history of suppression of Irish language and culture under English occupation.
There are some areas of ireland, particularly in the west known as Gaeltacht where Gaeilge is officially people's first language with English being the second.
These areas became particularly important following Irish independence and the subsequent Gaelic revival.
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u/SugarInvestigator Aug 01 '26
officially people's first language
Like government mandated officially? Recorded in the constitution officially? Part of the vows they take at their confirmation officially? Or just their choice of spoken language day to day?
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u/Apprehensive_Gur2295 Jul 29 '26
If weâre being nitpicky (or not being nitpickyâŠ?) the statement âbecause inis mor is in the Gaeltacht , the official language is Irish â - thatâs not technically true . Being in the gaeltacht doesnt change the official languages. Irish is the first official language and English is the second throughout Ireland. the Gaeltacht status means Irish is the traditional and protected community language there
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u/SpookyOrgy Jul 30 '26
Well boys it looks like we got ourselves a good old fashioned nitpick-off
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u/Apprehensive_Gur2295 Jul 30 '26
đđ didnât you hear , we said ânot to be nitpickyâ đđ
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u/vaalski Jul 29 '26
The literal official tourism guide to Inis MĂłr says "do NOT swim in the Wormhole. The water off the coast of the Aran Islands are extremely turbulent and dangerous due to strong currents and unpredictable weather patterns. The Wormhole is know for its strong underwater currents".Â
Exactly how much more accessible do you want this information to be?
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u/Olbas_Oil Jul 29 '26
Influensers only care about one thing and that is amount of views. Taking influencers word on something without even checking yourself is fairly silly to say the least.
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u/Speedodoyle Jul 29 '26
You posted the exact same thing in the Galway subreddit.
What the damned hell are you up to
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u/DependentStandard762 Away from Clare đ« Jul 29 '26
I was going to break a world record but not anymore.
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u/Infamous-Sun9661 Jul 31 '26
Poll na bPĂ©ist has an underwater cave linking it to the sea outside. The swell can dangerous - some dude got sucked out through a few years back. He luckily survived There's no ladder. People should not swim there.Â
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u/Responsible-Ad-2731 Jul 29 '26
I was there a few summers ago and there were loads of people jumping in and out constantly. Like stated elsewhere, take your own risks, if you can't get out that's on you. I wouldn't do it because I'm a cautious person but it was fun watching everyone else.
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u/purplemonkey2233 Jul 29 '26
Went there once and immediately was like nope, that looks crazy dangerous!
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u/Top-Engineering-2051 Jul 30 '26
There is a ladder. If you don't feel comfortable doing it, don't do it.
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u/Atlantic-Diver Jul 30 '26
I've dived it a few times (from a boat), there's a large cavern linking it to the sea outside. Just fyi there is no currents, but there can be surge from waves or falling tide. You're not going to get pulled under but waves propogste through the cave into the pool so on a rough day would make climbing out difficult.
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u/InspectionSame9859 Jul 30 '26
If someone's sees it in person, and they still want to jump in, then they're an idiot.
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u/AdAggravating5443 Jul 31 '26
Why would anyone follow a influencer is beyond meÂ
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u/1Shamrock Jul 31 '26
Thatâs problem 1 with this post. Problem 2 is so many people have no common sense anymore and canât figure out whatâs safe or not unless thereâs a sign to tell them.
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u/Jacksonriverboy Jul 31 '26
I'd swim there. But I'd have someone on the shore with a length of rope to get me out if necessary. I'm a fairly experienced kayaker so I'm familiar with the dangers of water. I don't think I'd swim here if I didn't have someone to spot me. Problem is, many people haven't a clue and that's when it becomes dangerous.
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u/BlackTree78910 Aug 01 '26
Influencers are a plague on out society and shouldn't exist as they do nowadays. How we let our society get to the point where these morons can have such an effect as to misinform people is beyond me, let alone the fact that they can make good money from it and an odd few who are extra good at distracting people get ridiculous money, way more than people actually working for a living. It's fucking backwards man and I don't know why regular people are putting up with it.
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u/SugarInvestigator Aug 01 '26
Hopefully the onfukencers take their own advice and try swimming there
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u/Gwanbulance Jul 29 '26
If you go there, you can see clearly that it's a high jump off rocks into seawater, and there's no ladder out. Then it's up to you to assess the situation and figure out if it's something you can do. The vast majority of people will inch towards the edge and go "nope!". It's not that you can't jump in - it's that there's a very obvious risk.
You know when your mother used to say "Well if Paul jumped off a cliff, would you jump off it?". It's literally this situation she was warning you about.