Tag Archives: HistoricalBuildings

Thursday Doors – Freedom

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

At last we are now permitted to travel outside our own counties, which explains this week’s Thursday Doors title – Freedom. So we took to the road and drove through the counties of Monaghan and Louth to visit some of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – The Poorhouse (3)

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Jean Reinhardt

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 →

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Thursday Doors – The Poorhouse (1)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Jean Reinhardt

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 →

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Thursday Doors – Sion Mills

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Jean Reinhardt

If you like history, especially social history, then you would love a visit to the County Tyrone village of Sion Mills and if you can’t travel there yourself, I’ll be doing a Thursday Doors post about it at a later … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Enniskillen 7

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Jean Reinhardt

It wasn’t just the name on this building that caught my Thursday Doors eye, one of my daughters is called Jenny, it was the colour. Normally, a red door will draw me like a magnet but this coffee house complimented … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Killeshandra

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Jean Reinhardt

Well, I’m still in Killeshandra for this week’s Thursday Doors. The name Killeshandra is the phonetic pronunciation of ‘Cill na Seanratha’ the Gaelic words meaning Church of the Old Fort. Rath is the Irish for a fort and I featured the Rath Church , with it’s … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Cavan

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Jean Reinhardt

In between tiling the bathroom and hand washing clothes (no electrical supply for the washing machine, yet) I managed to get into Cavan town and snap a few Thursday Doors. Actually, Mr. R. had an appointment with his dentist, in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Sawmill Street, Cork City

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Jean Reinhardt

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 →

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