Category Archives: Travel

Missing Thursday Doors

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

We’ve moved! Cavan is now our home county and it’s really lovely here. At present we have no internet, in fact, we don’t even have an electricity supply, yet, but battery operated lamps and candles do a great job for … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Red

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Every time we pass this little cottage these red doors jump out at me but it’s not a great place to stop the car and my drive by shots were constantly blurred. On our last trip, Mr. R. found a … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Fermanagh

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

Last year I posted some Thursday Doors from this location but it’s definitely worth a second sharing. Recently we took a short boat trip up/down river (not sure which) and paid another visit to the Crom Estate, in county Fermanagh, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Cavan

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Last weekend my family had a get together in what is soon to be our new hometown, Belturbet in County Cavan. We rented two houses next door to each other and played crazy golf in the daytime and board games … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Wee House

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

I know the house we’re renovating is tiny, but this little building is even smaller yet it has more toilets in it. This is the public toilets at Gougane Barra forest park in County Cork. A friend sent me this one … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

I recently went for a drive up the Knockmealdown Mountains with an old friend of mine and we called on a lady she knew who rescues animals. Along with the dozen or more very friendly dogs that came to greet … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Cork City

Posted on June 29, 2017 by

I’ve been searching through some photographs I took in Cork City earlier in the year and managed to find some I hadn’t already included in a Thursday Doors post. As we’ll be moving house soon, I’m confined to quarters sorting … 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 – Derry Again

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

I’m still in Derry for this week’s Thursday Doors and this was as high as I could go in the Tower Museum. The view from the rooftop is wonderful, with the River Foyle cutting through the city in the background. … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge – Reflecting

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

The Erne River in County Cavan, Ireland. In response to WordPress Daily Post photo challenge: Reflecting.

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