It is long accepted in Dublin that Bull Island did not exist until the building of the North Bull Wall – which
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A brief visit to Delfshaven allowed me to linger along port side, and have an almost idyllic drink. The “almost” moment came
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In 2019 Shane Lowry from Clara in County Offaly won the British Golf Open and underlined his international sporting superstar status. But
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Discovering the Grianan of Aileach was a shock. Why had this impressive and beautiful structure failed to knock on the door of
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Growing up in the countryside, it was almost a right of passage to be able to take a sting from a nettle
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The House Sparrow has taken food from the hand of strangers in parks. It is found throughout Ireland, though it tends to
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This is common in damp areas in most parts of Ireland.
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“The British Isles depend on the sea, but we who live here can suffer from sea-blindness, little realising how much our way
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Carrowmore is found in a unique piece of geography, the Cuil Irra (Coolrea) peninsula, a triangle of land bounded by water on
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Bryn Celli Ddu is one of the finest passage tombs in Wales. Indeed it is both a passage and burial chamber, buried
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Discovering the Grianan of Aileach was a shock. Why had this impressive and beautiful structure failed to knock on the door of
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The North Wall Quay light house was sort of built in and around 1820. Except that the location where it sits did
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Derry City has an historical legacy which is at the forefront of its tourism and also its image. These two elements crystallise
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There was news that brought much joy to the people of Balbriggan lighthouse. Their lighthouse had finally got its head together.
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When I think of Gallipoli, I think of Australia and New Zealand. Or at least that was the case until I visited
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Derry City has an historical legacy which is at the forefront of its tourism and also its image. These two elements crystallise
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Most of the time I feel war memorials have little to do with the horror of war and have more to do
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A brief visit to Delfshaven allowed me to linger along port side, and have an almost idyllic drink. The “almost” moment came
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Monuments need to be reconsidered in order to see them in a fresh way. But as we have seen from other articles
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While awaiting execution in Pentonville prison Sir Roger Casement sent a letter to his cousin Gertrude Bannister in which he wrote “Take
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This is a wonderful idea, but how did they get funding! A mixture of magic and the great outdoors produced a living
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The Casino is located at Marino, next to the Malahide Road. It was designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house
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An Cailín Ban stands high on north Sandymount Strand. This was created by Mexican artist Sebastian, who was born Enrique Carbajal González
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“Easter Island Moai” Donated by the government of Chile 9th Novemeber 2004.
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It is long accepted in Dublin that Bull Island did not exist until the building of the North Bull Wall – which
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“The British Isles depend on the sea, but we who live here can suffer from sea-blindness, little realising how much our way
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Though Strangford Lough is a long way from Scandinavia, it has an impressive Viking heritage. The ford from Old Norse Strangr Fjörðr.
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For the first time in my life, I was standing in a wide expanse of raw beauty, but I was alone. (Within
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There is a Sea, next to Ireland that I never heard of – What a surprise! I had always presumed that only
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The coastal road of Antrim was sublime and beautiful even though I arrived late to the area. With few cars, it brought
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Only a smidgen of effort has been required to take beautiful photos of Dublin this summer. The following were taken on a
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There are some wonderful Ireland-focused blogs. Perhaps we need an official directory of high-standard personal blogs pertaining to the island. This one
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Rossglass has an extended beach, a mixture of sand and various rocks of different sizes. St John’s Lighthouse is in the distance.
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The Skerries Islands are collectively of international importance because of their bird life.
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Do you know where you are going? Yes, sometimes it can be hard. Not just in life but also on the ground.
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Extremely detailed images of the sun have been captured by the Inouye telescope in Hawaii. The telescope’s 30km resolution is more than
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It has been suggested that 80% of all matter in the Universe cannot be detected. It has been called Dark Matter, an
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While the moon swings around the Earth, we have enough time for work, dinner, and a movie. The Earth barely swirls more
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It is long accepted in Dublin that Bull Island did not exist until the building of the North Bull Wall – which
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The North Wall Quay light house was sort of built in and around 1820. Except that the location where it sits did
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For many years I have walked over a bridge, without knowing I was on a bridge. The small red brick Donnycarney Bridge,
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Luke Kelly Bridge (formerly Ballybough Bridge) may have been the site of the Battle of Clontarf.
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The comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has small cliffs that stretch across the landscape for months at a time.
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Parts of the Earth may have originally been from another part of the galaxy, having crossed light years to form what we
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There are less Tree Sparrows than in the past and you are more likely to find them in the east of Ireland.
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There has been permanent ice on the Earth for over 2.5 million years. The amount of ice has changed from time to
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We have discovered thousands of previously uncharted underwater mountains, which are also known as seamounts. They are included in the most detailed
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In 2019 Shane Lowry from Clara in County Offaly won the British Golf Open and underlined his international sporting superstar status. But
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I had not realised that one could easily see a planet in the sky, even a large one such as Jupiter. And
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Monuments need to be reconsidered in order to see them in a fresh way. But as we have seen from other articles
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Due to St Stephen’s Day and the Wren rituals, this bird is extremely well known in Ireland. It is one of the
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Though Strangford Lough is a long way from Scandinavia, it has an impressive Viking heritage. The ford from Old Norse Strangr Fjörðr.
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