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- Thursday Doors – Virtual Road Trip February 23, 2021
- Thursday Doors – The Old Church February 18, 2021
- Thursday Doors – Glenmona Lodge, Antrim February 11, 2021
- Thursday Doors – Family Time February 4, 2021
- Thursday Doors – A Mystery January 25, 2021
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Tag Archives: travelireland
Thursday Doors – Virtual Road Trip
Welcome to this week’s Thursday Doors and another virtual road trip. I’m so glad I snapped as many photos as I did in December, when we were free to travel more than five kilometres. There are lots of interesting buildings … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – The Old Church
The old church in the grounds of Glenmona House, Cushendun is the main feature of this week’s Thursday Doors post. Constructed in 1838, it was a Church of Ireland place of worship for some local landlords and their families and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, nature, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged antrimcoastandglens, Cushendun, IrelandHistory, OldChurchCentre, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – Family Time
Family Time may seem a strange title for a Thursday Doors post but in these days of restricted travel and intermittent lockdowns spending time with loved ones is a rare occurrence. In December, when there was some freedom of travel … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Edgeworthstown
This week’s Thursday Doors features Edgeworthstown in County Longford. There are some interesting murals on the walls of a car park, painted by artist Phil Atkinson, depicting the family the town is named after. One of its members was an … Continue reading
Posted in Art, authors, Blogging, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel, writers
Tagged Edgeworthstown, irishhistory, Longford, MarieEdgeworth, RichardLowellEdgeworth, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – Limerick City
I love castles and had planned a Thursday Doors tour of King John’s Castle in Limerick city for 2020. Unfortunately, it was a year of travel restrictions and lock downs, which meant the castle was closed to the public. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, castles and ruins, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Irish poets, Music, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged AchesArt, DoloresORiordan, IrishCities, KingJohnsCastle, LimerickCity, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – The Marina
This week’s Thursday Doors is all about Belturbet’s marina. It’s a good way to follow up on the past couple of posts about the barracks wall, as they run alongside each other. There are boats of all shapes and sizes … Continue reading
Posted in Belturbet, Blogging, boats, Cavan, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Belturbet, boats, Cavan, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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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 – Around the Town
This week’s Thursday Doors are from random streets around the town of Dundalk. I featured the first one a couple of weeks ago but this image is from a different angle. Of course, I had to include a red door … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Historical buildings, Ireland, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged dundalk, Ireland'sAncientEast, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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Thursday Doors – Colourful Dundalk
Last week’s Thursday Doors from Dundalk might have had a bit of a grey theme but this week’s post is a lot more colourful. Let’s start off with one of my favourite door colours and a beautiful, traditional Irish instrument. … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Historical Dundalk
This week’s Thursday Doors looks at a very historical town – Dundalk in County Louth, often called the land of legends. I think it’s appropriate to begin this blog with an image of Dundalk’s Tourist Information Office.* It’s one of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged dundalk, EdwardBruce, Ireland'sAncientEast, irishhistory, Louth, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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