The Vartry Water Supply Scheme provides drinking water for a supply area stretching from Roundwood, through north Wicklow up to south Dublin
MoreThe Vartry Water Supply Scheme provides drinking water for a supply area stretching from Roundwood, through north Wicklow up to south Dublin
MoreDiscovering the Grianan of Aileach was a shock. Why had this impressive and beautiful structure failed to knock on the door of
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MoreLike many other resorts, Ballycastle succeeds to remind people about war. Whether you are in Carrickfergus or in Cannes, you must call
MoreThe Robin needs no introduction in Ireland. I wonder are there places in the world where Robin’s are rare: “Hey what is
MoreFor the first time in my life, I was standing in a wide expanse of raw beauty, but I was alone. (Within
MoreThe Dunnock is a common bird who causes very little uproar, and is a resident of Ireland.
MoreOn my last evening in Ballycastle, I made a desperate attempt to see Murlough Bay, Torr Head, and Fair Head – in
MoreDiscovering the Grianan of Aileach was a shock. Why had this impressive and beautiful structure failed to knock on the door of
MoreNow in the soggy remains of a bog the court tomb in Cloghanmore may have been built originally in good agricultural land.
MoreThis one is subtle. It looks like a big decorative slab. Nothing fancy and yet it is an ancient standing stone. Something
MoreDiscovering the Grianan of Aileach was a shock. Why had this impressive and beautiful structure failed to knock on the door of
MoreThere is not much left of Dunseverick Castle, the last fort on this location for perhaps over three thousand years. Though the
MoreThe name of George Halpin seems to pop up everywhere in Ireland. And Rathlin Island did not evade his engineering pencil; he
MoreWhile awaiting execution in Pentonville prison Sir Roger Casement sent a letter to his cousin Gertrude Bannister in which he wrote “Take
MoreThis is a wonderful idea, but how did they get funding! A mixture of magic and the great outdoors produced a living
MoreThe Casino is located at Marino, next to the Malahide Road. It was designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house
MoreAn Cailín Ban stands high on north Sandymount Strand. This was created by Mexican artist Sebastian, who was born Enrique Carbajal González
More“Easter Island Moai” Donated by the government of Chile 9th Novemeber 2004.
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MoreThere is a Sea, next to Ireland that I never heard of – What a surprise! I had always presumed that only
MoreThe coastal road of Antrim was sublime and beautiful even though I arrived late to the area. With few cars, it brought
MoreOnly a smidgen of effort has been required to take beautiful photos of Dublin this summer. The following were taken on a
MoreThere are some wonderful Ireland-focused blogs. Perhaps we need an official directory of high-standard personal blogs pertaining to the island. This one
MoreRossglass has an extended beach, a mixture of sand and various rocks of different sizes. St John’s Lighthouse is in the distance.
MoreThe Skerries Islands are collectively of international importance because of their bird life.
MoreI have made two quick visits to Chester. It is such a lovely city. Chester Rows, the Roman Walls, the Amphitheatre, Grosvenor Park,
MoreIt was 20 millions years ago that Britain and Ireland ended up where they are now. Almost 300 million years before that,
MoreIt is long accepted in Dublin that Bull Island did not exist until the building of the North Bull Wall – which
MoreNASA’s InSight lander, which arrived on the Red Planet in November 2018, is making measurements of Mars’s magnetic field from the surface,
MoreScientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87.
MoreThe Vartry Water Supply Scheme provides drinking water for a supply area stretching from Roundwood, through north Wicklow up to south Dublin
MoreContinued intense burning of fossil fuels will damage one cloud type to such an extent that it may add another 8°C to
MoreAnnesley Bridge is further away from the sea than when it was first built in 1797. There was a time you could
MoreWhen you talk about Alexandra Basin, you are talking about the dreams of one young man: Bindon Blood Stoney. He was the
MoreThe Vartry Water Supply Scheme provides drinking water for a supply area stretching from Roundwood, through north Wicklow up to south Dublin
MoreStorm Emma was a snow storm blizzard that hot Ireland in March of 2018, having arrived from the direction of the Bay
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