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Posted on November 25, 2018November 25, 2018

Stained Glass from Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Newcastle, Co Tipperary

Following recent reflection (possibly navel gazing) and specific reflection on my stained glass related posts, I am trying to be more selective and focused in posting pictures from specific Churches.…

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Posted on November 25, 2018November 25, 2018

Ricky Jay RIP

Ricky Jay, scholar of magic and mountebanks, “the greatest sleight of hand artist of his generation”, has died Here is a 1993 New Yorker profile of this extraordinary man. It…

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Posted on November 20, 2018

Stained Glass from Church of Our Lady, Coolagh, Callan, Kilkenny

Coolagh is a little outside Callan; this church is part of Callan parish. It is also featured in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage\: Appraisal Occupying a prominent position on a…

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Posted on November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

For Armistice Day: Franz Marc RIP

It is of course one hundred years exactly since the end of World War I – the “War To End All Wars”, which turned out to be false advertising. A…

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Posted on October 22, 2018

#inktober2018 efforts for #guarded and #spell #inktobertipperary

The whole point of #Inktober is to draw and share … which I have failed to do a) by not keeping up and b) by being not very good at…

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Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

#Inktober2018 Day 18 – #Bottle

Inktober rumbles on, and today’s Official Prompt is Bottle. Lots of genies (and various other entities) in or out of bottles, lots of moody pics of alcohol bottles… Here is…

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Posted on October 13, 2018October 18, 2018

#Inktober2018 day 12 – #whale

Ok, I have been quite sporadic posting about Inktober. Here are my posts so far: #Inktober2018 Day 1: “Poisonous” #inktober2018 Day 2 – “Tranquil” #Inktober2018 Day 3 – #roasted #Inktober2018 Day 9…

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Posted on October 13, 2018October 8, 2018

Liam Wall, Gents Hairdresser, Cahir

Justly awarded multiple “best storefront” prizes in Cahir, Liam Wall’s is a gent’s hairdresser without pretension or compromise. The signage reflects this. This sign is actually on the alley just…

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