The Drumlins and Vikings of Strangford Lough

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.
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.
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Though Strangford Lough is a long way from Scandinavia, it has an impressive Viking heritage. The ford from Old Norse
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Oude Haven, the old harbour was created around 1350 as a result of the damming of the river Rotte. As
Though Strangford Lough is a long way from Scandinavia, it has an impressive Viking heritage. The ford from Old Norse
There is not much left of Dunseverick Castle, the last fort on this location for perhaps over three thousand years.
Though now the headquarters for a cruising club on Ballydorn Bay, at Strangford Lough, the LV Petrel was commissioned by the Commissioners of Irish Lights in 1913, and built by the Dublin Drydocks Company.
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The North Wall Quay light house was sort of built in and around 1820. Except that the location where it
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The North Wall Quay light house was sort of built in and around 1820. Except that the location where it
In 2019 Shane Lowry from Clara in County Offaly won the British Golf Open and underlined his international sporting superstar
Though Strangford Lough is a long way from Scandinavia, it has an impressive Viking heritage. The ford from Old Norse