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Posted on September 9, 2018

A wonderful place for a family day out – WWT Castle Espie, Co. Down

Between Comber and Newtownards in County Down lies WWT (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) reserve Castle Espie. This is a wonderful site, and I would say the most impressive family attraction…

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Posted on September 4, 2017September 4, 2017

‘British Army Gothic and Innocent Landscapes’ : The Troubles in Photographs (review of”The Maze”, Donovan Wylie, Nthposition, 2004)

(Nthposition seems to be no longer live, so the text is recovered from this blog and photos from Wylie’s book are reproduced here.) “The Maze” by Seamus Sweeney Nth Position…

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Posted on June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

“The Glamour of the West”  D L Kelleher, 1928

The Glamour of the West seems to be part of a series by D L Kelleher, following on from The Glamour of Dublin and The Glamour of Cork. Kelleher is an obscure figure now.…

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Posted on April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

Gola: The Life and Last Days of an Island Community

Recently I read this book, published in 1969 by Radio Telifis Eireann, on Gola Island. Gola is a mile from Magheragallon Strand in Gweedore, three miles from Bunbeg harbour. When…

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