[meteorite-list] Ireland fireball---report from the Emerald Isle

[jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk]

Meteorite listees
                  Since learning of this fireball initially from this 
list last night I have been monitering the situation closely.Sightings 
were being reported from far and wide,almost literally the whole upper 
North half of the island of Ireland seem to have witnessed this 
incoming strike.

There were reports all over the interweb and on radio and tv here 
about a possible landing in County Cavan so that had me really excited 
and I was up early this morning prepared to drive down-it's about a 2 
hour drive from me and coincidentally it just happens to be an area I'm 
familiar with as we have a family holiday home in County Cavan in the 
town of Belturbet about 15 miles or so from the supposed impact site in 
Crimlin.

I was trying to get a grip on why everyone was hyping the Crimlin zone 
as a possile impact point before I drove down as this area is dotted 
with many lakes and loughs and it would need to be a good lead before I 
cancelled my previous itinerary for the day.However I finally caught an 
interview with the farmer in question who I believe has initiated this 
Crimlin frenzy and he was less than convincing shall we say.There was 
no mention of him hearing anything-let alone even a sonic boom.He said 
the thing was slowing down and landed in the back of his fields--he was 
out there looking for burned earth and obviously hadn't a clue that 
this thing could have landed 50 miles away.

Other people have reported it landing in Omagh, or Lough Neagh and 
even as far north as Derry.Until some more witness reports materialise 
or cctv footage surfaces I'll be holding my horses.
But ready to go at a moments notice if any radar data or something 
good materialises.
It rained much of today too so these stones that very likely are lying 
out there somewhere are starting to weather.
All the best
Jim Brady