Category Archives: Historical buildings

Thursday Doors – The Old Church

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

The old church in the grounds of Glenmona House, Cushendun is the main feature of this week’s Thursday Doors post. Constructed in 1838, it was a Church of Ireland place of worship for some local landlords and their families and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Glenmona Lodge, Antrim

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

This week’s Thursday Doors features Glenmona Lodge, one of the old estate houses in Cushendun, County Antrim. They must have really liked arches to have five of them on the main entrance. I love the dark grey framing the windows … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – A Mystery

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

There’s a bit of a mystery about this week’s Thursday Doors post. I remember the road I was on when I took some drive by shots of this old ruined castle but I’m not sure which county I was in … 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 – Follow the Wall

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Jean Reinhardt

Continuing our walk from last week, along the boundary walls of the old military barracks, we come to one of two entrances. Nowadays, they lead us into a large green area with a children’s playground and picnic tables dotted around … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Confined to Barracks

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Jean Reinhardt

We’re not quite confined to barracks for this week’s Thursday Doors as we can travel up to 5km from the house during this six week lockdown in Ireland. However, my walks usually take me to the local marina and park … 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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