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- Thursday Doors – Limerick City January 13, 2021
- Thursday Doors – First of 2021 January 7, 2021
- Thursday Doors – Memories of 2020 December 17, 2020
- Thursday Doors – The Marina December 10, 2020
- Thursday Doors – Follow the Wall December 3, 2020
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Category Archives: Music
Thursday Doors – Limerick City
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
Posted in Art, Blogging, castles and ruins, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Irish poets, Music, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged AchesArt, DoloresORiordan, IrishCities, KingJohnsCastle, LimerickCity, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – a Town, a Poet and a Book.
This week’s Thursday Doors will explore the connection between the town of Dundalk, the Scottish poet, Robert Burns and an old book that’s been in our family for generations. Remember that green copper spire that could be seen in the … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Blogging, books, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Music, Poetry, Poets, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged dundalk, IrelandsAncientEast, RobertBurns, SweetAfton, ThursdayDoors, WilliamWallace
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Thursday Doors – Cavan County Museum 6
Back to the Cavan County Museum for this week’s Thursday Doors post. I hope you are all well wherever you are at the moment, particularly if you are self-isolating or under lockdown. At least, thanks to the internet, we can … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cavan, entertainment, Historical buildings, Ireland, Music, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged CavanCountyMuseum, IrelandTravel, PercyFrench, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors
I’ve been a bit hit and miss with my posts lately and with getting out of the house to capture some new Thursday Doors but I still have a few beauties from my last trip to Blackrock that I’d like … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – A Dog’s View
Jean is so busy this week I offered to do her Thursday Doors post for her. I doubt she’ll even have time to check it out, as the big move is looming. See that crate behind me in the photo, … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Music, Thursday Doors, videos
Tagged DIY, Dogs, GreenDay, OldHouseRenovation, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors
Last week’s Thursday Doors photos were taken as we drove through Dublin city headed for Marconi House, headquarters of one of our national radio stations, Today FM. I had been invited by The Last Word host, Matt Cooper, to participate … Continue reading
Thursday Doors
You would be forgiven for thinking these very large and decorative Thursday Doors belong to a place of worship. In fact, more playing than praying goes on in ‘Cyprus Avenue’ – a live music venue on Caroline Street in Cork … Continue reading
Posted in food, Historical buildings, Ireland, Music, Thursday Doors
Tagged cork city, Cyprus Avenue Live Music, ireland travel, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors
Back in Cork city for this week’s Thursday Doors and not a cell in sight. I think I’ve spent enough time photographing prisons over the past few weeks so let’s have a look at an old building of a completely … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Music, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged CorkCity, EugeneSandow, IrelandTravel, MurphysStout, TheWellcomeInnCork, ThursdayDoors
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Leonard Cohen – Musician and Poet
I have known Leonard Cohen’s music and poetry for over forty years, from my teens right into my fifties. I never did get to see him perform live at any of the venues he played on his visits to Ireland … Continue reading
Life on Mars?
Jan 10, 2016 is the day the music world lost one if its greatest artists. I was surprised at how deeply this news affected me as I wasn’t exactly a life long fan of David Bowie. He had a brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News
Tagged 1970 Life on Mars? Bowie, David Bowie, David Bowie RIP, music
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