And the Model County is? Wexford The nickname comes from its model farms and progressive agricultural methods (rather unexciting!). They mightn’t have the best nickname but they claim the best weather with a higher sunshine average than the rest of us. Located in Ireland’s sunny south east (well – relatively speaking of course!), Wexford has […]
Read MoreFerrymen in Zadar have been rowing people across Jazine Bay for over 800 years….
Read MoreThis week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is SKYLINE Dublin’s skyline….. Customs House The Guinness name is synonymous with Dublin The Ha’penny Bridge Georgian era chimneys Grand Canal Dock The Samuel Beckett Bridge was inspired by the harp – Ireland’s national symbol. The conference hall beside it meanwhile has been likened to a pint of Guinness […]
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…….it is a country where there is not water enough to drown a man, wood enough to hang one, nor earth enough to bury them. (Cromwellian Army Officer, 1651) The anglicised name comes from Boíreann – the Irish for Rocky Place. I suppose none of our ancestors were going to waste time thinking up a […]
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