BRIGHT

November 7, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is BRIGHT A few nice bright street scenes from Ireland’s south west….. Link to One Word Sunday at Debbie’s here

DARK

October 31, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is DARK A pint of the black stuff….. nothing like it! Sláinte! Link to One Word Sunday at Debbie’s here

ROCK

October 24, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is ROCK Rocks we have aplenty!!! This is what our ancestors did with them…… This is a Wedge Tomb. In basic terms, this would be a stone box with a roof slab (there are about 400 in Ireland). Boulder Tomb – A major part of the pedestal has been […]

FALL IN LOVE WITH MAYO: # 5 – ACHILL ISLAND

October 13, 2021.Reading time 33 minutes.

‘I took my return ticket to London out of my pocket and tore it into small pieces and scattered it into the sea’. Paul Henry, circa 1911 Artist Paul Henry was to stay on Achill on and off for the next nine years, some of his most famous paintings depicting the island’s dramatic landscape and traditional […]

RAIN

October 3, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is RAIN A soft day, Thank God I’ve never really appreciated the Soft Day – that constant light drizzle that’s just miserable to be out and about in and that low mist that hangs on every bit of high ground. Not exactly something to be thankful for…. Then there’s […]