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- Thursday Doors – Florence Court – Part 2 May 19, 2023
- Thursday Doors – Florence Court – Part 1 March 31, 2023
- Thursday Doors – Bienvenido 2023 March 11, 2023
- Thursday Doors – Dundalk Gaol March 10, 2023
- Thursday Doors – Sunny Spain December 8, 2022
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Category Archives: Travel
Thursday Doors – Florence Court – Part 2
In part 2 of this Thursday Doors Florence Court tour we’ve gone through the narrow archway and ended up at the estate’s forge. I can only imagine how hot this place must have been for the blacksmith back in the … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Florence Court – Part 1
I’ve been meaning to feature Florence Court House on Thurday Doors for a long time now but there is so much to see that I’ve divided it into two parts, so welcome to part 1. Above is a view of … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Dundalk Gaol
Welcome to my second Thursday Doors post of 2023 and this one is from Dundalk gaol or jail depending on what century you live in and the version of English you speak, lol. The prison was built in 1853 at … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Earl Street
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
Posted in Blogging, dundalk, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged DundalkDemocrat, DundalkLouth, IrelandsAncientEast, IrelandTravel, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Behind the Hedges.
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
Posted in Blogging, Ireland, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged ireland, IrishHomes, OldCottage, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Moira
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
Posted in Blogging, Historical buildings, History, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged HistoricalIreland, MoiraAntrim, NorthernIreland, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – Belfast
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
Posted in Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
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Thursday Doors – Street Art and Mythology
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
Posted in Antrim, Art, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged BallycastleAntrim, CelticLegend, CoffeeLoftBallycastle, IrishMythology, StreetArt, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Old and New
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
Thursday Doors – The Wall
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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