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Thursday Doors – Coffee and History

Posted on November 18, 2020 by

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 →

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Thursday Doors – Around the Town

Posted on November 12, 2020 by

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 →

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Thursday Doors – Colourful Dundalk

Posted on October 22, 2020 by

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 →

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Thursday Doors – Historical Dundalk

Posted on October 8, 2020 by

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 →

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Thursday Doors – Castle Archdale Part One

Posted on September 24, 2020 by

Castle Archdale in County Fermanagh features in this week’s Thursday Doors blogpost. These terraced buildings would have housed the servants’ quarters, the stables, carriage stores and estate offices and have been very well preserved. Let’s have a look around this … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Cabin

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

A friend of mine spent a month in a beautiful cabin in the woods near where I live, so naturally I had to take some photos for Thursday Doors. It’s set in a small complex of wooden chalets on the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Boats on the River Erne.

Posted on August 20, 2020 by

Boats have doors so for this week’s Thursday Doors post we’ll be looking at some of the many types of boats you can see on the River Erne. This first image was snapped at the marina on one of my … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Seek Arts Festival Continued

Posted on August 11, 2020 by

Continuing on Thursday Doors with the Seek Arts Festival in Dundalk, here’s some photos my sister sent me of the progress so far. I’m amazed at how much work these artists managed to get done in such a short time … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – All in One

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

This week I have only a single photograph for Thursday Doors but it’s an all in one image. A friend of one of my sisters sent me this great shot of a door that has so much I like in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Ramor Theatre, Virginia, Cavan

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

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 →

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