Category Archives: Art

Thursday Doors – Bon Voyage

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

This will be the last of Thursday Doors from Derry for a while and as it has a seaport with a long history, I thought it would be nice to give you a brief glimpse into its interesting past. But … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – More From Derry

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

Some more night photos from Derry City for this week’s Thursday Doors. I’ve featured this building before but in daylight and the door is actually a vibrant fire engine red colour. I love how metallic and coppery it looks in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Derry City by Night

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

I’ve featured Derry City before on Thursday Doors but most of the photographs posted were taken during the daytime. These were taken on an evening stroll along the waterfront. If you look closely at this first one, you’ll see a … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

If you like history, especially social history, then you would love a visit to the County Tyrone village of Sion Mills and if you can’t travel there yourself, I’ll be doing a Thursday Doors post about it at a later … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

Last week I paid a visit to my native village of Blackrock and captured some colourful Thursday Doors and buildings to share. If you’ve read any of my Irish Saga you might recognized the Cooley Mountains, as shown in the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – More from Enniskillen

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

This week’s Thursday Doors is all about arts and crafts, alive and well in Enniskillen’s Buttermarket. When it opened in 1835 for the trading of local dairy produce, the Buttermarket served the community well. As one of the oldest buildings … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

This week’s Thursday Doors comes from Limerick City, Ireland. Our youngest started college there and it was a good opportunity to have a quick look around the city. On our next trip I’ll have more time to scout out the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Cavan

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

In between tiling the bathroom and hand washing clothes (no electrical supply for the washing machine, yet) I managed to get into Cavan town and snap a few Thursday Doors. Actually, Mr. R. had an appointment with his dentist, in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Bristol

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

This week’s Thursday Doors photos were taken by one of our daughters while on a recent visit to her brother in Bristol in the UK. I asked her to look out for some interesting doors that I could feature on … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – College

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

For me, this is a very special Thursday Doors post. This month, our youngest has just completed a Fetac Level 5 course in Art, Craft and Design at St. John’s college, Cork. This is a long established portfolio course and … Continue reading →

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