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Category Archives: victorian ireland
Thursday Doors – Coffee and History
Thursday Doors brings you a virtual coffee with a dash of history this week. Sitting in the cafe next to the Tourist Information Office in the center of Dundalk is a great way to start off a tour of the … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Ramor Theatre, Virginia, Cavan
Welcome to another Thursday Doors post from Cavan, this time it’s the Town of Virginia. One of the focal points in the main street is this building, which now houses the Ramor Theatre. It was erected around 1845, at the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cavan, entertainment, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel, victorian ireland
Tagged RamorTheatre, ThursdayDoors, travelireland, VirginiaCavan
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Thursday Doors
If you’ve seen last week’s Thursday Doors you’ll know it featured the doors of Dundalk in County Louth. As we drove through the town I managed to snap a few more shots from the car. The colours in this first … Continue reading
Posted in Historical buildings, History, Ireland, nature, Thursday Doors, victorian ireland
Tagged BlackrockCountyLouth, dundalk, MaryStoddard, TheGreatHunger, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – The Poorhouse (3)
Thursday Doors this week brings an end to the Poorhouse series. Part 3 will hopefully show you the size of the plot these buildings take up and give you a little more history of the place. The Master’s rooms, surgery, … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – The Poorhouse (1)
The Bawnboy workhouse, often referred to in the old days as the poorhouse, is the subject of this week’s Thursday Doors. You can see a glimpse of it in the first photo and it’s one of the largest workhouses that … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Belturbet and Some History
Even when the house is warm, if it’s cold outside The Gaffer likes to wrap himself up in his bed – until I suggest we go for a walk around town in search of Thursday Doors. “What was that you … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, nature, social issues, Thursday Doors, victorian ireland
Tagged AnGortaMór, BelturbetCavan, Dogs, FaminePots, QuakersIreland, ThursdayDoors, WorldHunger
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Thursday Doors – Enniskillen 3
I’m still in the lovely town of Enniskillen with it’s wonderful mix of old and modern Thursday Doors. One particular building deserves a post all of its own, a fabulous old pub that hasn’t changed much since its Victorian days. … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Sawmill Street, Cork City
We drive past this door almost every time we are in Cork City and it always catches my eye and cries out to be a Thursday Door. It’s set in a very long stone wall. The wall eventually leads to … Continue reading
The Leave-Taking
Recently, I came across an eye witness account from 1852 detailing the emotional scene of a group of families bidding farewell to loved ones who were about to emigrate from Ireland to far off lands. It was written by a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Poetry, victorian ireland, victorian society
Tagged emigration, history, ireland, Poetry, victorian ireland
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