The Nettle – A right of passage

Growing up in the countryside, it was almost a right of passage to be able to take a sting from a nettle and not complain. They were your enemy and your flailing cattle stick was useful to slice them down.
Growing up in the countryside, it was almost a right of passage to be able to take a sting from a nettle and not complain. They were your enemy and your flailing cattle stick was useful to slice them down.
The House Sparrow has taken food from the hand of strangers in parks. It is found throughout Ireland, though it tends to live close to humans and farms and as a result there are still large areas where you do not find House Sparrows.
This is common in damp areas in most parts of Ireland.
“The British Isles depend on the sea, but we who live here can suffer from sea-blindness, little realising how much our way of life is made possible through ships that bring goods and food, export our manufactured products, and provide the naval defence of our island.” These are the opening words of a book by…
While the moon swings around the Earth, we have enough time for work, dinner, and a movie. The Earth barely
This might seem like a boring old post, but there are many islands here that I never previously heard about.
There are many large and small ports – some less operational than others – along the shores of the islands.
The comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has small cliffs that stretch across the landscape for months at a time.
It has been suggested that 80% of all matter in the Universe cannot be detected. It has been called Dark
While the moon swings around the Earth, we have enough time for work, dinner, and a movie. The Earth barely
Parts of the Earth may have originally been from another part of the galaxy, having crossed light years to form
Parts of the Earth may have originally been from another part of the galaxy, having crossed light years to form what we stand upon right now. This is the suggestion of research that says that the Milky Way should be full of flying rocks like Oumuamua, the interstellar asteroid that visited our solar system in…
Extremely detailed images of the sun have been captured by the Inouye telescope in Hawaii. The telescope’s 30km resolution is
It has been suggested that 80% of all matter in the Universe cannot be detected. It has been called Dark
While the moon swings around the Earth, we have enough time for work, dinner, and a movie. The Earth barely
There are less Tree Sparrows than in the past and you are more likely to find them in the east of Ireland.
We have discovered thousands of previously uncharted underwater mountains, which are also known as seamounts. They are included in the most detailed map of the ocean floor ever produced.
NASA’s InSight lander, which arrived on the Red Planet in November 2018, is making measurements of Mars’s magnetic field from
For the first time in my life, I was standing in a wide expanse of raw beauty, but I was
This is a real oddity. A lake that works like a kitchen sink.
Due to St Stephen’s Day and the Wren rituals, this bird is extremely well known in Ireland. It is one of the 20 most common birds in Ireland and is found all over the country.
The Dunnock is a common bird who causes very little uproar, and is a resident of Ireland.
Though Strangford Lough is a long way from Scandinavia, it has an impressive Viking heritage. The ford from Old Norse Strangr Fjörðr. But it was also host to a battle between two groups of Viking rivals.
Bryn Celli Ddu is one of the finest passage tombs in Wales. Indeed it is both a passage and burial
Derry City has an historical legacy which is at the forefront of its tourism and also its image. These two
Most of the time I feel war memorials have little to do with the horror of war and have more