A feckin' nice castle
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325759)
Rockingham, Australia
June 11, 2019 7:17am CST
Yesterday, we passed through the village of Termonfeckin in county Louth, Ireland. Feichin was an Irish saint and ‘Termon’ (Tearmann in Irish) means ‘sanctuary’. It is believed a medieval monastery was founded there by Saint Feichin of Fore in the 7th century. In the late 12th century, an Augustinian monastery was founded there followed by an Augustinian convent.
We visited the castle, handing over 50 euros to the lass at the neighbouring house as a deposit on a massive key which let us into the castle area. This is a 15th or 16th century tower house of three storeys. The staircase was steep and narrow. You had to place your feet sideways on each step. There was no handrail but we went up and down without incident.
An interesting feature is the corbelled roof where flat rocks are laid one over the other with each successive one protruding a little so that the opening becomes smaller and smaller until it becomes completely covered. I hope you can see it in the photo.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Jun 19
That certainly is interesting looking. I do love Irish names, so unique
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Jun 19
@JudyEv Well I have to say that we may have that beat here there is a street called "skunk Misery Road, now that is a bad name lol
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jun 19
@BelleStarr Oh dear, that really is a bad name. 
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
11 Jun 19
Glad you enjoyed the visti there and the photo is nice also.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
12 Jun 19
@JudyEv
Perhaps you can post another in the comments then.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jun 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 Some I will write about so that everyone can see the photos. Here is another one of a small hole which was filled in in the same way. I guess vandals put the 'r' and 'R' on the stones.
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@snowy22315 (169963)
• United States
11 Jun 19
It sounds like an interesting place to visit.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun 19
It was interesting and I love how the builders were so creative in their work.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
11 Jun 19
wowzers! don't'cha jest find ancient engineerin' jest fascinatin'! without all the modern gadgets 'n c.a.d. programs, heavy machinery'n all that they created great beauty that's lasted fer centuries. so glad y'all got to visit'n without 'ncident managed those stairs. makes ya wonder if'n back'n the day they'd tiny feet??
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
11 Jun 19
@JudyEv 
i'm prone to trippin' 'p any stairs.
i'm prone to trippin' 'p any stairs.1 person likes this
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
11 Jun 19
OH my word ! Your title i nearly had to have a sniff of the vapours! The design is quite beautiful and looks so colourful. Glad you are having fun.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun 19
The town gets great mileage out of 'feckin'. All the souvenirs use the term in some way.
@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
11 Jun 19
such a trip you are having!!!
i love the picture. I thought it was something else when I saw it
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun 19
It can be hard to show some things. This was taken looking straight up at the ceiling. I hope to have a photo of the tiny staircase later.
@Tampa_girl7 (48942)
• United States
11 Jun 19
I miss all of the castles that we saw while we lived in Germany. Most weekends we'd go see a different one.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jun 19
They are all incredibly interesting, aren't they? All so different really.
