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- Thursday Doors – The Wall November 24, 2021
- Thursday Doors – The Keep November 18, 2021
- Thursday Doors – The Castle Grounds November 11, 2021
- Thursday Doors – Trim Castle October 29, 2021
- Thursday Doors – Colourful Trim October 24, 2021
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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
Thursday Doors – Colourful Trim
Still in Trim, County Meath for this week’s Thursday Doors and I’m starting off with a colourful one. Sure how could I pass up a door that’s so vibrantly red? When you can’t find a red door, a red house … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged IrelandTravel, ThursdayDoors, TrimMeath
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Thursday Doors – A Very Old Bridge
This week on Thursday Doors I thought we might look at some of the heritage buildings and one very old bridge in the centre of Trim, County Meath. This first one is the courthouse and was built about 1810 to … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Colourful Cootehill
Cootehill might have an interesting history but if it’s colourful Thursday Doors you’re looking for then you won’t be disappointed. I think the blue in this first image really compliments the pale red brick. Just up the street I found … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cavan, Historical buildings, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Cavan, Cootehill, IrelandsAncientEast, IrelandTravel, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – The Station Master’s House
This week’s Thursday Doors features two lovely old properties, one of which is The Station Master’s House. This has been beautifully restored and is available to rent as a holiday let. Let’s see how it looks from the rear. The … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Antrim Castle Gardens
Thursday Doors is fast becoming a family affair as this week’s photos were contributed by my grandson Lukas which he took on a recent visit to Antrim Castle Gardens. He found a colourful mosaic while he was there. The statue … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, castles and ruins, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, nature, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Antrim, AntrimCastleGardens, HistoryIreland, IrelandTravel, IrishWolfhound, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Drive-by Shots
For this week’s Thursday Doors I’m sharing some drive-by shots taken from the car on a recent trip. What caught my attention as we passed by this wee church was the small number of graves on its grounds and when … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors
Tagged IrelandTravel, StonebridgeMonaghan, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Glenmona Lodge, Antrim
This week’s Thursday Doors features Glenmona Lodge, one of the old estate houses in Cushendun, County Antrim. They must have really liked arches to have five of them on the main entrance. I love the dark grey framing the windows … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Historical buildings, Ireland, nature, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Antrim, Cushendun, GlenmonaLodge, IrelandTravel, OldEstateHouses, ThursdayDoors
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