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Posted on May 3, 2019

May, Cheesemount, Tipperary

In winter, summer seems impossible. In summer, so does winter.

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Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

The lost worlds of Debois and Julieta Guipeal at the Tipperary County Museum

This is Portrait of a Man, by Julieta Guipeal: Apologies for the photo quality – this was taken with my phone’s camera in a well-lit (and thereby reflective) space. It…

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Posted on February 6, 2019February 15, 2019

What is greater – to give your life for Irish freedom or to write comic songs about the Tipp team?

The Nationalist is running a poll to find out Tipperary’s All Time Great. Among the likes of Charles Kickham, Adi Roche and Dan Breen we have The Two Johnnies, a…

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Posted on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019

The low-key centenary of the Soloheadbeg Ambush

About ten years ago, a friend of mine working in a ministerial department told me about the concern the government had about the “decade of centenaries” marking the anniversaries of…

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Posted on December 20, 2018

Knockroe Passage Tomb December 21st winter solstice observances

Knockroe Passage Tomb near Windgap in County Kilkenny was only rediscovered during the 1980s. Like Newgrange, the dawn light on the Winter solstice aligns with the structure, but unlike Newgrange so…

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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 October 13, 2018

Cahir’s Titanic Memorial

Cahir has a number of memorials; previously I featured the memorial to Crimean Bob, “a veteran troophorse.” There is also the memorial to the Blind Piper, Edward Keating Hyland In…

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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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