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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

So people can you remember "Where were you on this September day"?

As most of the world stands shoulder to shoulder with America on this September day.

As we remember 09/11/01 or 11/09/01 for all of us. Remembering all the people that died on the day & sence, RIP to them.

After what was/is the biggest terrorist attack on a Nation, in this century.

I was in Fas training centre in Limerick at the time.

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Dunnes stores Bishopstown at a meeting

Came out into the shop and people had abandoned their trollies in the aisles to walk to a telly on the wall showing sky news

Listened to RTE the whole way home to Dublin and immediately watched sky news for the evening

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By *amson4DelilahCouple
over a year ago

ballina

At work in Chicago, my friends were supposed to come fir a visit from Ireland that day... but alas that never happened their plane was tured around within a half our of take off. I had been in at the WTC the week b4.. God it was a mad time in the USA..

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By *adger BrocMan
over a year ago

Co. Cork

At a meeting on the 13th. floor of County Hall in Cork.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got the news from a passer by as i was walking home. Arrived home,turned on the tv to instantly see the second tower struck

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By *astelloWoman
over a year ago

Far far away

I was in Sydney Australia. Friends came home from the cimema and turned on a tiny tv we had in the house. I remember us all crouched around it watching the plane crash into twin towers over and over in disbelief.

I had been to New York previously and had a camcorder recording of it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"At a meeting on the 13th. floor of County Hall in Cork."

Unusual, 13th floor is usually omitted in big building. 12 to 14. The architect was obviously not superstitious

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By *unnerbenMan
over a year ago

Dublin / Cork

Playing football in the green in my park in cork with my mates . My friends mom called us all into the house to watch . About 7 of us sat around watching for hours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At work, only one person in the office had internet access so he told us about it.

The date doesn't even ring a bell with me now tbh, just another of the million shitty things that humans do to each other

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was doing the school run at the time ,

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

With a customer in Belfast city centre and getting updates on the car radio and with each customer I visited the rest of the day.

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By *ontbesillywrapyourwillyMan
over a year ago

Tipperary

"So people can you remember "Where were you on this September day"?

As most of the world stands shoulder to shoulder with America on this September day.

As we remember 09/11/01 or 11/09/01 for all of us. Remembering all the people that died on the day & sence, RIP to them.

After what was/is the biggest terrorist attack on a Nation, in this century.

I was in Fas training centre in Limerick at the time.

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I remember coming in from school and my father had the tv on. Second hit was just after occurring.

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By *hivers2020Woman
over a year ago

lolli land

Oh holidays in Tenerife, was getting a bottle of water at the pool bar and they had a little tv on behind the bar, also saw the second plane hit. We didn’t realise how big it was until we got home afew days later to be honest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On holidays in Austria, having coffee in a friend's apartment, they just happened to have the sky news channel on in the background so saw it almost as it happened

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By *om TangoMan
over a year ago

aughnacloy monaghan area

I was at swiss border getting ready to clear customs. I’d a fair bit of drink the night before. Anyway I was getting out of the lorry and an English lorry driver said to me something hit the twin towers. Me not knowing what the twin towers where I said back to him. Well it wasn’t me, I’ve been park here since yesterday evening. I was thinking it was the pier on way into the custom depot that was knocked ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

101 miles away in Philladelphia! Was a sureal time!

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By * la carteCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

Watching it unfold on the news. Had a couple of days off between tours while working as an air hostess at the time

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By *entlemuleMan
over a year ago

all over tipperary and the midlands

I was at work I Dublin City centre. The town was dead when I was making my way home. It was eerie.

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By *ofusplusCouple
over a year ago

Limerick

We were looking to spend a week travelling up the West coast but we had to go straight to Sligo as all the nice hotels in Clare and Galway were taken up with stranded US tourists.

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By *aughty MilfCouple
over a year ago

Fermanagh/Monaghan Ireland , Northern Ireland

Was at home watching in news

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By *indenMan
over a year ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

I was a lot closer to where it was planned than where it happened, or home, an awful day…..

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By *ineapple_PrincessWoman
over a year ago

in the waves

I was sitting in English class, in the US. Such a surreal day. I will never forget it.

We had German students living with us at the time and I felt so bad for them, it was a scary situation to witness being thousands of miles from home.

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By *DSGCouple
over a year ago

That place in

I was out sick from work watching a film and a head line popped up about the attack, as things got worse the film got abandoned and they showed what was happening

to the twin tower

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By *easingTimMan
over a year ago

Loughlinstown

In the basement of a bookstore with the radio on. Initially I thought it was an audio work of fiction along the lines of WAR OF THE WORLDS as I thought to myself

"That's in poor taste"

When I got home SKY NEWS confirmed that the event had actually happened

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

Stupid me

I forgot to ask has anybody been to groud 0, sence it happened?

Also I don't think I heard that much about it, if anything at all. Until we were told that we'd be off for 2 day's, cause of it. Didn't see any news on TV or that much of it, at the time.

All very interesting answers so far.

Ya I'd say America was a surreal place to be at the time alright.

Them poor German students, must have felt really lost & wanting to go home straight away afterwards alright.

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By *rishjohnny81Man
over a year ago

aghalee from tyrone

Oh what a day I’ll never ever ever forget myself and my mate where heading for the ferry just left west Bergen heading towards the WTC Barry was working there that day I was on east 21st Street we looked up and was like seeing a movie unbelievable we never made the ferry we came home watched tv for two days it was mad cried hugged got word home before the second plane that we where safe came back to Ireland that hallowe’en never returned

To the bravest of men and wife and all those who died I’ll salute you

Rip

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was working at the time both of us came home as we had family there his friend rang him that morning he was on his way too the gym in pentagon city when the plane hit the pentagon

He was telling him that they still weren’t out of trouble as there was one plane still in the air

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By *ornywife20Couple
over a year ago

North Cork

I was up.on roof behind in kerry.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"Oh what a day I’ll never ever ever forget myself and my mate where heading for the ferry just left west Bergen heading towards the WTC Barry was working there that day I was on east 21st Street we looked up and was like seeing a movie unbelievable we never made the ferry we came home watched tv for two days it was mad cried hugged got word home before the second plane that we where safe came back to Ireland that hallowe’en never returned

To the bravest of men and wife and all those who died I’ll salute you

Rip"

O right, JASUS it'd be hard to forget that alright. O right.

Yes, RIP to them, alright.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"Was working at the time both of us came home as we had family there his friend rang him that morning he was on his way too the gym in pentagon city when the plane hit the pentagon

He was telling him that they still weren’t out of trouble as there was one plane still in the air "

O right. That'll stick in ye're mind for life aswell. JASUS that must have been a weird feeling, knowing that.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"I was up.on roof behind in kerry. "

O right, lucky for you. I bet you didn't have a care in the world either. Just get the roof done on time.

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
over a year ago

The West

I remember watching the news when the first plane hit and initially everybody thought it was a terrible accident, how could it have happened, then the second plane hit. It was surreal!

That day and the reaction after changed the world in our lifetime, probably irreparably.

In hindsight, the way Bush used it as a platform to invade Iraq and the profiteering of his inner circle was disgusting.

18 Irish people died that day.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"I remember watching the news when the first plane hit and initially everybody thought it was a terrible accident, how could it have happened, then the second plane hit. It was surreal!

That day and the reaction after changed the world in our lifetime, probably irreparably.

In hindsight, the way Bush used it as a platform to invade Iraq and the profiteering of his inner circle was disgusting.

18 Irish people died that day."

Ya,that's true alright.

RIP to them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I remember watching the news when the first plane hit and initially everybody thought it was a terrible accident, how could it have happened, then the second plane hit. It was surreal!

That day and the reaction after changed the world in our lifetime, probably irreparably.

In hindsight, the way Bush used it as a platform to invade Iraq and the profiteering of his inner circle was disgusting.

18 Irish people died that day."

And Blair

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At work, everyone was in shock

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"At work, everyone was in shock"

Ya, I bet they were alright.

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By *asyandslowMan
over a year ago

clare

Was in work.. on of the lads said he heard a plane crashed into the trade centre in New York. All lads on the floor went to pub next door and watched the second plane hit..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I remember watching the news when the first plane hit and initially everybody thought it was a terrible accident, how could it have happened, then the second plane hit. It was surreal!

That day and the reaction after changed the world in our lifetime, probably irreparably.

In hindsight, the way Bush used it as a platform to invade Iraq and the profiteering of his inner circle was disgusting.

18 Irish people died that day.

And Blair "

Just googled it and I know but it says almost 1000 that died had Irish connections

A lot of American-Irish were working on the ground that day as in police/firefighters etc

A very sad day for our young people of every nation as it changed the world as we knew it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in work with a girl who's Mam was on a flight to NYC. It took a few days before she found out that she was safely landed in Canada. It was horrific to watch this all unfold in front of our eyes.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"Was in work.. on of the lads said he heard a plane crashed into the trade centre in New York. All lads on the floor went to pub next door and watched the second plane hit.. "

O right, that was a short working day, that day for ye.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"I remember watching the news when the first plane hit and initially everybody thought it was a terrible accident, how could it have happened, then the second plane hit. It was surreal!

That day and the reaction after changed the world in our lifetime, probably irreparably.

In hindsight, the way Bush used it as a platform to invade Iraq and the profiteering of his inner circle was disgusting.

18 Irish people died that day.

And Blair

Just googled it and I know but it says almost 1000 that died had Irish connections

A lot of American-Irish were working on the ground that day as in police/firefighters etc

A very sad day for our young people of every nation as it changed the world as we knew it "

Ya,that's true alright, on all fronts.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"I was in work with a girl who's Mam was on a flight to NYC. It took a few days before she found out that she was safely landed in Canada. It was horrific to watch this all unfold in front of our eyes."

JASUS, that must have been a living hell for her & the rest of her family over them few days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Travelling with my brother when we heard the news and on the 14 the day of mourning my girlfriend was killed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Travelling with my brother when we heard the news and on the 14 the day of mourning my girlfriend was killed "

Omg thats so awful. I'm so sorry for your loss x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Travelling with my brother when we heard the news and on the 14 the day of mourning my girlfriend was killed

Omg thats so awful. I'm so sorry for your loss x "

Thanks yeah it was a very rough time x

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"Travelling with my brother when we heard the news and on the 14 the day of mourning my girlfriend was killed "

O JASUS. You had a tuff time of it around that time. This thread isn't helping you either, so then.

RIP to her.

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By *adger BrocMan
over a year ago

Co. Cork

"At a meeting on the 13th. floor of County Hall in Cork.

Unusual, 13th floor is usually omitted in big building. 12 to 14. The architect was obviously not superstitious "

The Planning Policy office is on floor 13.

Us Cork people are not one bit superstitious and nothing bad will ever happen to us because of it .........touch wood.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have spoken to a woman who was in the second tower , they were told to stay where they were, she said feck this and left, shortly after the 2nd plane hit her tower, i didn't ask any more questions as it was obvious she didn't like talking about it!

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"At a meeting on the 13th. floor of County Hall in Cork.

Unusual, 13th floor is usually omitted in big building. 12 to 14. The architect was obviously not superstitious

The Planning Policy office is on floor 13.

Us Cork people are not one bit superstitious and nothing bad will ever happen to us because of it .........touch wood.

Ye're a funny shower of langers down there anyway's.

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"I have spoken to a woman who was in the second tower , they were told to stay where they were, she said feck this and left, shortly after the 2nd plane hit her tower, i didn't ask any more questions as it was obvious she didn't like talking about it! "

O right. She did the right thing by leaving, at the time she did. Ya, you were better off not asking anymore.

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

Catching ferry from Pembroke Dock

To rosslare

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By *rish_Guy OP Man
over a year ago

Foxford

"Catching ferry from Pembroke Dock

To rosslare"

O right, very good.

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

Can recall were loads of Americans on board..

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By *onyFerJane2020Couple
over a year ago

Fermanagh, Ireland

Was at work on top of a machine dealing with a breakdown

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By *attooYouMan
over a year ago

just about northside

At a job interview with a stock brokers, they couldn't wait to wrap it up.

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By *antas_number_one_elfWoman
over a year ago

dublin

Came home from school, delighted with myself as my father was in charge of us that afternoon, and he would always let us watch tv straight after school, mam wouldn’t until dinner was eaten/homework was done. Nearly broke my neck getting in the door to turn on cartoons, but instead every single channel was the same: buildings with smoke billowing out of them. I knew by my dads reaction it was really really bad, my dads nephew was/is a member of FDNY and we were hoping he was not there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in work and my office had 2 TVs on constantly for News Channels updates.

I remember thinking briefly 'who changed the channels to the same movie?'

Then I realised it was real and cried.

A friend sent me this on FB on the Anniversary Eve.

On this night 17 years ago 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift of saving lives. None of them saw past 10:00am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. Tonight as you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.???????? #wewillneverforget????????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was at school, came home and the TV was on and silence in the house.

My second cousins husband was in the FDNY and was killed that day. Didnt know him at all but it certainly hit home that we could all be affected as i got older.

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