CMMC: August Alphabet (O at the beginning)

August 23, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

OVEN Morocco OARSMAN Zadar OLIVE GROVE Puglia OINK!! ORNATE! (or OVER-THE-TOP!!) Athens OPEN OVINE OBSTRUCTION! OGHAM STONE Ogham is the earliest form of writing in Ireland, dating around 400AD. The alphabet is made up of a series of strokes which were carved along the edge of standing stones. There are circa 360 still to be […]

WATERFORD WALLS 2023

August 23, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

We just missed the Waterford Walls Festival which finished on Sunday (although there was still some activity on Monday – probably because of rotten weather over the past few weeks). The festival includes the usual music, workshops, tours, etc and, of course, art. Dozens of national and international artists create mural artworks around the city […]

SILENT SUNDAY

August 20, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ladies’ View, Killarney, County Kerry, Irelend

NICOSIA DOORS

August 17, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF THE IRISH LANDSCAPE – (2) HER COASTLINE

August 16, 2023.Reading time 29 minutes.

I bet you didn’t realise that Ireland, hanging there on the edge of Europe, is the 20th largest island in the world. This makes for quite a bit of coastline. Of course the actual length of that coastline is another matter (and all depends on who’s doing the measuring!!) but it’s generally acknowledged to be […]