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Thelma @thelme55 (79311) • Germany 21 May

When my hubby drove me to Düsseldorf airport, the weather was already Irish. It was raining cats and dogs. It seems heaven prepared me for the Irish weather. I was glad there was no traffic jam that I arrived 2 hours before my...

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dublin

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Alice I presume?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Nov

We’re in the middle of ordering a calendar for our son in Ireland. While trying to find suitable photos, I spotted this on Vince’s files and thought I’d share it. It’s his photo but I don’t think I’ve put it up before. It was...

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alice in wonderland

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A story about Van Morrison

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug

Our son told us another story from his double bass playing days. I’m not too sure on the details but he, along with a number of others, were rehearsing for some sort of concert with Van Morrison. Apparently, Van can be a bit...

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A story about U2

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Aug

Our son told us a funny story while he was home. But first some facts in case you don’t know these things. There is an Irish rock band called U2 which you might have heard of. The lead singer is Bono and one of the guitar players...

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the edge

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Willful Denial

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 29 Jul

Rosie O'Donnell is a comedian ,actress, and talk show host. She has had a 20 year fued with Donald Trump. She speaks the truth about the man. She grew up in New York not far from where Trump grew up. She knows about his fraud and...

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Celebrating a birthday early

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Apr 25

Our son is married and lives in Ireland with his wife. Hopefully, he will come out to see us later this year. His wife won’t fly and we’re no longer able to visit them. They don’t have any children. My sister-in-law is in much...

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When the sun rolls down Croagh Patrick

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Aug 24

Our younger son lives in Co. Mayo, Ireland and turns 50 on August 24. This is a significant date in his area as it is one of two days when the ‘sun rolls down Croagh Patrick’. This pyramid-mountain dominates the Boheh Rock,...

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By Hook or by Crook

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Jun 24

Our son in Ireland attended a conference in Waterford, Ireland and told us that he'd been past Hook Lighthouse on a boat tour. The tour guide told them that the lighthouse is the world’s oldest operational lighthouse although...

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Peelers and arranged marriages

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Jun 24

I’ve been reading a book by Peig Sayers. It’s her autobiography, entitled 'Peig', and translated into English from Gaelic by Bryan MacMahon. Peig was born in 1873. She was born on the Dingle Peninsula but spent forty years on...

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I've been wading through old discussions

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Mar 24

I wrote about us printing a book about our travels in 2017. It was made up from Vince’s blog. He didn’t do a blog for our 2015 trip but I’ve discovered that I have a virtual journey of the five-month trip through my discussions on...

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A permanent reminder of our travels

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Mar 24

When we toured Ireland and Europe in 2017, Vince wrote a blog for his eldest brother who wasn’t on Facebook. Now he has tidied up the blog and had it printed as a book, which you can see in the photo. He’s borrowed the title from...

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Exercising in the office

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Feb 24

We spoke to our son in Ireland last night. He now has a desk job and has now bought himself a ‘standing desk’. And he also bought a treadmill which he has in front of the desk. If he is on the phone, just pushing buttons or on his...

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I've never been so Irish

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 29 Feb 24

Actually, I have been all along and didn't know it. My mother has been going through some old papers her sisters left behind and found a document that shows my twice great-grandfather emigrated from Caricknamanna, County Donegal,...

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You've Been Trumped Too

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 26 Dec 23

Ireland is so in love with Trump. NOT! This film shows his mother and he says he thinks his mother would be very proud of what he is doing. This Irish woman says he put in a road and ruined their water. She has had to buy bottled...

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the putz

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A New Degree Course: Guess What?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 7 Oct 23

In Ireland, they are setting up a new major. They want the upcoming students to be online influencers. This major is called the Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation at South East Technological University. The mindset behind...

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Home from the River

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 4 Sep 23

K and I had a great weekend on the river. The temperatures were moderate, the sky was cloudless. We are home now. Our boys are also home from Ireland after their two weeks spent traveling around the Emerald Isle. The first thing...

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camping

ireland

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Do you know anything about radon?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Jun 23

The photo has nothing to do with the post. It’s Titch, Millie and Micky spending a night in front of the fire. We were house-sitting their home but are back in Perth now. Our son in Ireland has been a jazz session musician...

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A true son of Ireland - Michael Davitt

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 16 May 23

I mentioned Michael Davitt in my previous post. Davitt was born in Straide, Co. Mayo, Ireland in 1846 during the Great Famine. His father was a tenant farmer and was evicted in 1850 because of rent arrears. The family migrated to...

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I wonder what the story is behind this headstone

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 15 May 23

When we visited Straide, Co. Mayo, Ireland, we visited the Michael Davitt Museum. The museum is adjacent to the 13th century Straide Abbey. A guide gave us a very comprehensive talk about the items in the museum, and also took us...

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A musical bridge at Bellacorrick, Mayo, Ireland

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 13 May 23

While we were in Ireland, our son took us to the Bellacorrick Bridge. It’s called a ‘musical bridge’ and spans the Owenmore River. When it was constructed around 1820, it was the largest and best-built bridge in Mayo. To produce...

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