Category Archives: Travel

Thursday Doors – Earl Street

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Jean Reinhardt

Earl Street in Dundalk County Louth is such an interesting place, I don’t know why I haven’t posted more about it on Thursday Doors. Most of the buildings have been beautifully preserved like the restaurant above. It is part of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Behind the Hedges.

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Jean Reinhardt

Welcome to June’s edition of Thursday Doors and in this one I try to capture some lovely old houses hidden behind the hedges of a quiet country road outside Derry City, Northern Ireland. Most of the homes on this road … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Moira

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Jean Reinhardt

This Thursday Doors post comes from the Northern Ireland town of Moira. I took the photos as we drove through and really like the mix of stone and brick in this first one. A little further up the street we … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Belfast

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Jean Reinhardt

Earlier in the year we drove through Belfast in Northern Ireland on the way home from visiting family and I managed to get a few nice Thursday Doors shots of some of the lovely old buildings to be seen in … Continue reading →

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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 – Old and New

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Jean Reinhardt

Welcome to a new year of Thursday Doors, although I’m using some photos from the old year. I’m sorry I’ve been missing this past couple of months, the end of 2021 was a very busy time for me. I’ve decided … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – The Wall

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Continuing with Trim Castle and its features, Thursday Doors takes a good look at the wall this week. A castle’s wall running between two towers or bastions was called a curtain wall. Built for a defense purpose, usually a moat … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – The Keep

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

The Keep at Trim Castle is in the heart of its grounds and on this week’s Thursday Doors we’ll have a really good look at it. This is quite a unique structure in that along with a square tower on … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Trim Castle

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Trim Castle, featured on this week’s Thursday Doors, is Ireland’s largest Anglo-Norman castle and was constructed on the site of an earlier wooden fortress. This is how it looks from one of the main roads leading into town and I’m … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Colourful Trim

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Still in Trim, County Meath for this week’s Thursday Doors and I’m starting off with a colourful one. Sure how could I pass up a door that’s so vibrantly red? When you can’t find a red door, a red house … Continue reading →

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