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Pictures: These hardy souls braved the Forty Foot on a very rainy Christmas in Sandycove today

Hundreds turned up for the annual Christmas swim in aid of charity.

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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE lined up this Christmas Day, to jump off the famous Forty Foot pier in Sandycove for their Christmas swim.

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Such swims happen all over the country with the aim of raising money for charity, and this one near Dun Laoghaire in Dublin is done in aid of the St John of Gods charity.

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Christmas Day swim- Dublin Niall Carson / PA Images Niall Carson / PA Images / PA Images

Christmas Day swim- Dublin Niall Carson / PA Images Niall Carson / PA Images / PA Images

People have been swimming at the Forty Foot – rain or shine – for 250 years.

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Formerly a gentleman-only bathing spot, it is now open to everyone, including those die-hard swimmers who insist on taking their daily dip regardless of the season.

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Today was a particularly rainy day in Dublin, but that didn’t deter the crowds that came out.

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We hope they got nice and warmed up afterwards.

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Read: Doing a Christmas Day swim this year? We talked to an Irish international ice swimmer for some advice

Read: The Forty Foot swimmers: ‘Our oldest is now 91… he has his cake and cigarette before he gets in’

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