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Tag Archives: BallycastleAntrim
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 – Ballycastle – The Diamond
Once again Thursday Doors hails from the seaside town of Ballycastle in County Antrim and by now I hope you’re thinking it’s a gem of a place but the diamond referred to in the title is not a precious stone. … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Ballycastle – The Shops
You can’t walk through the main street of Ballycastle without noticing the the souvenirs, arts and crafts on display in many of the shop windows, so this week’s Thursday Doors features a sample of what can be found. This first … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Ballycastle – The Town
Continuing our Thursday Doors tour of Ballycastle, County Antrim, we leave the harbour area and head up to the main part of town. On the way there’s a nice red post box but that’s not the only thing that caught … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Ballycastle – The Harbour
Welcome to another Thursday Doors from the lovely seaside town of Ballycastle in County Antrim and this week features the harbour area. There are quite a few diverse food shops along the promenade and I’ve sampled most of their goods … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Coffee With a View
My first cup of coffee indoors at a cafe in almost a year deserves to be included in this week’s Thursday Doors post and it was in a place with a magnificent view. The Shorebird Coffee Hut in Ballycastle, County … Continue reading
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Tagged BallycastleAntrim, RobinsonCrusoe, Shorebirdcoffeehut, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Elaine’s Photos
Thanks to my daughter Elaine, who lives in Antrim, I can still show you some beauty spots in that area, as she kindly sent me these lovely photos for this week’s Thursday Doors. Because they rent out their holiday cottage … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Ballycastle Virtual Tour
Last week’s Thursday Doors virtual road trip brought us to the lovely County Antrim town of Ballycastle so let’s have a tour around the area. There’s no better place to start than the marina, where we parked the car. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Cottage Update
Ballycastle, on the north Antrim coast, features in this week’s Thursday Doors. My daughter and her husband have finished renovating their cottage (featured in a previous Thursday Doors post) and it’s now available to rent. Here’s a few before and … Continue reading
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