Category Archives: Art

Thursday Doors – Street Art and Mythology

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Jean Reinhardt

This month’s Thursday Doors features some more street art but this time from Ballycastle, County Antrim with some Irish mythology thrown in. Many towns in Ireland are now commissioning artists to brighten up their localities with murals depicting their history … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Street Art

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Jean Reinhardt

It’s been a dull, wet February this year so I thought a colourful Thursday Doors post was in order and these street art images definitely fit the bill. Last year was Dundalk, County Louth’s third year of the Seek Festival … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Trim

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

The title of this week’s Thursday Doors isn’t referring to a door trim but the town of Trim in County Meath. In Irish the name is Baile Atha Troim, meaning town at the ford of elderflowers. It is situated on … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Antrim Castle Gardens

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Thursday Doors is fast becoming a family affair as this week’s photos were contributed by my grandson Lukas which he took on a recent visit to Antrim Castle Gardens. He found a colourful mosaic while he was there. The statue … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – The Grand Finale

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

We are nearing the grand finale of our virtual tour of Belturbet and how better to start this week’s Thursday Doors than with a lovely street mural of the railway station in it’s busier days. It depicts the narrow and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Edgeworthstown

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

This week’s Thursday Doors features Edgeworthstown in County Longford. There are some interesting murals on the walls of a car park, painted by artist Phil Atkinson, depicting the family the town is named after. One of its members was an … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Limerick City

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

I love castles and had planned a Thursday Doors tour of King John’s Castle in Limerick city for 2020. Unfortunately, it was a year of travel restrictions and lock downs, which meant the castle was closed to the public. Over … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – First of 2021

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Welcome to the first Thursday Doors post of 2021. Knowing we were in for more travel restrictions I took advantage of the window of opportunity we had in December and paid some visits to family and captured images for my … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Memories of 2020

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Jean Reinhardt

This will be my last Thursday Doors post of the year so I thought some of my favourite memories of 2020 would be a nice way to finish what has been a very strange year. Our host, Dan, suggested we … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Around the Town

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Jean Reinhardt

This week’s Thursday Doors are from random streets around the town of Dundalk. I featured the first one a couple of weeks ago but this image is from a different angle. Of course, I had to include a red door … Continue reading →

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