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Category Archives: Cavan
Thursday Doors – Cootehill Finale
For the finale of Thursday Doors from Cootehill I’ve saved quite a mixed lot of buildings. This first one is a former Methodist church, built in 1870, which is now a Freemason’s Hall. It replaced an earlier Meeting House, dating … Continue reading
Posted in Cavan, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged CootehillCavan, IrelandsAncientEast, OldChurchCootehill, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – More from Cootehill
More from the County Cavan town of Cootehill on this week’s Thursday Doors. I’m sorry I’ve been absent most of this month, I’ve had a very busy September. The plus side of all the traveling I’ve done has been a … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cavan, Historical buildings, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Cavan, Cootehill, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – Colourful Cootehill
Cootehill might have an interesting history but if it’s colourful Thursday Doors you’re looking for then you won’t be disappointed. I think the blue in this first image really compliments the pale red brick. Just up the street I found … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cavan, Historical buildings, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Cavan, Cootehill, IrelandsAncientEast, IrelandTravel, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Cootehill
This week’s Thursday Doors comes from Cootehill in County Cavan. I have featured this historic market town before but it was a few years ago and highlighted only a small sample of what the town has to offer. The main … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – The Station Master’s House
This week’s Thursday Doors features two lovely old properties, one of which is The Station Master’s House. This has been beautifully restored and is available to rent as a holiday let. Let’s see how it looks from the rear. The … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – A Mixed Bag
This week’s Thursday Doors post is a bit of a mixed bag. July has been lovely with dry, sunny weather. Less travel restrictions have resulted in friends and families reuniting and a semblance of normality returning almost everywhere. Not too … Continue reading
Posted in Belturbet, Blackrock, Blogging, Cavan, Ireland, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Belturbet, BlackrockLouth, Cavan, LoughRamor, MensShed, ThursdayDoors, WildMushroom
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Thursday Doors – Outdoors
The weather has been so hot here in Ireland lately that I’ve spent most of my time outdoors in the shade, so this week’s Thursday Doors post is all about nature. July has been extremely warm and dry, which isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Belturbet, Blogging, boats, Cavan, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Belturbet, Cavan, frogs, Ireland's hidden heartlands, Lakes, RiverErne, ThursdayDoors, travel ireland
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Thursday Doors – The Grand Finale
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
Posted in Art, Belturbet, Blogging, boats, Cavan, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged BelturbetCavan, BelturbetRailwayMural, ColletteKearny, StoneCottages, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Memories of 2020
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
Posted in Art, Belturbet, Blogging, castles and ruins, Cavan, dundalk, Historical buildings, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel, wild plants
Tagged Belturbet, boats, Castle, Cavan, CavanCountyMuseum, StreetArt, ThursdayDoors
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