Lovely louth

03/06/2017

The timetable and running order for Vantastival 2017 music festival have been announced today.

01/01/2016

Clean Coasts engages communities in the protection of Ireland’s beaches, seas and marine life. The programme is operated by the Environmental...

10/11/2015

Great picture with another tale from Clogherhead !

Clogherhead Main Street 1943, dismantled U.S. bomber plane that crash landed on Termonfeckin beach on 4th June being transported over the border. Many thanks to Brendan McLeer for submitting.

22/09/2015

Something great to look forward - a walk along the Boyne x

At last 10 months later and works start on ramparts landslide - looking forward to a permanent fix on this

24/08/2015

A must have !

19/08/2015

Dunleer & District Heritage Week events

18/08/2015

Looking for the next great book to sink your teeth into? Look no further. Below are over 100 links to websites that provide free e-books on a huge variety of topics. Browse works by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and other famous authors here. Classic Bookshelf: …

18/08/2015

News for and about Drogheda

10/08/2015

04/08/2015

Leprechauns AND fairies- you cant get more magic than this can you ?

Carlingford has got it all and we were surprised to discover just how much we could fit into 24 hours

24/07/2015

Welcome to BirdWatch Ireland, the conservation charity and membership organisation that protects Ireland's birds and habitats.

08/07/2015

This ones beautiful Ill check out the others on twitter now .

“Some gorgeous photos of Omeath and Carlingford on Flickr from Barry Kieran http://t.co/myeg9qRVuR”

06/07/2015

Fabulous photo Stephen Wallace

'Bearnagh Twilight - The Mournes at 1am!'

My second post from my bivi camp on Bearnagh's summit on Thursday night shows my view at 1am in the morning! A combination of an everlasting twilight across the sky and a full moon illuminating the landscape meant it was stlll relatively bright. In fact, I had a very noticeable shadow caused by the moon.

The view here shows the Mourne Wall snaking down from Bearnagh's summit towards it's North Torr. On the right over the mountains you can see Dundrum bay and then lots of County Down's towns and villages all the way to the bright lights of Belfast in the top left, with the transmitters on Divis and Black mountain seen clearly.

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16/06/2015

A stunning birds eye view over Blackrock Village, Co. Louth, Ireland. This clip shows one of Co. Louth's most beautiful villages in a way it has never been s...

08/06/2015

ha ha

02/06/2015

Beautiful photos , again very difficult to choose x

27/05/2015

They dont make them like they used too eh ?

Decorated leather shoe found in a bog near the Killahurk ringfort at Carrigallen/Carraig Álainn (meaning: beautiful rock) in Leitrim, Ireland

(9th c.)

26/05/2015

Hide the Bull

26/05/2015

Very exciting news of Fin Whales in our waters off the Cork and Kerry coast !

IWDG received a strong set of images taken by Tomas Kelly of Bond Air Services Ireland, on 25th May 2015, during a routine Kinsale Energy, crew changeover helicopter flight to the offshore Kinsale Gas Fields, Co. Cork. The sighting was of about 7-8 large whales and the series of images confirm these to be fin whales, the planet's second largest animal. Most of the images show clearly the white lower jaw on the right side which is diagnostic for fin whales. While thiese are not the first fin whale records of the 2015 large whale season, they are our first images and the largest group size, which confirm their presence now along the Cork and Kerry coast. IWDG have had recent fin whale sighting records off both Valentia Island Co. Kerry and the Beara Peninsula in Cork.

Please note that these animals are likely to be well out of range from land for anyone using standard optics, such as binoculars. At such distances a powerful spotting scope, preferably with a wide-angle eye piece will be required, and even then you are unlikely to detect much more than distant vapour plumes peppering the horizon as they surface to breathe. Let us know how you get on.

22/05/2015

Today in Irish History – 21 May:

1639 – Lord Deputy Thomas Wentworth imposes the Black Oath of loyalty to Charles I on all Ulster Scots over the age of 16.

1745 – Count Daniel O’Connell, a soldier in French and British services, is born in Derrynane, Co Kerry.

1799 – Bill of Union (later the Act of Union) introduced in Irish House of Commons.

1917 – Birth of tenor and comedian, Dennis Day, to Irish parents in New York, NY.

1916 – Clocks and watches go forward one hour as the Daylight Saving Act (Summer Time) is introduced.

1920 – James Plunkett, pseudonym of James Plunkett Kelly; novelist, is born in Dublin.

1921 – IRA Ambush at Ballyvaughan of 10 members of the British 8th Royal Marine Battalion RMLI under command of a Sgt. At least 2 RMB killed and 2 RMB wounded.

1944 – Mary Robinson, lawyer, youngest ever Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin; President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997; and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is born in Ballina, Co Mayo.

1966 – The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.

1980 – Taoiseach Charles Haughey and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meet in London (and later in Dublin on December 8), and agree to consider ‘the totality of relationships within these islands’.

1981 – At 2:11 am, Raymond McCreesh dies on hunger strike in the H Blocks of Long Kesh Prison. Later, the same day at 11:29 pm, he is joined in death by his friend and fellow hunger-striker, Patsy O’Hara.

1994 – Death of Martin “Doco” Doherty, a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army, who was shot dead while attempting to prevent a bombing by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) at the Widow Scallans pub in Dublin. Doherty was the first person to be killed in the Republic of Ireland by the UVF since 1975.

1997 – Death of Noël Christopher Browne, an Irish politician and doctor. He holds the distinction of being one of only five Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to be appointed Minister on their first day in the Dáil. His controversial Mother and Child Scheme in effect brought down the First Inter-Party Government of John A. Costello in 1951.

1999 – Bono and Larry appear on RTÉ’s “The Late Late Show” to present long-time host Gay Byrne with a black Harley Davidson as a going away present on his retirement.

1999 – The Jack Lynch Tunnel, described as the most challenging civil engineering project in the history of the state, is unveiled by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at the entrance of the tunnel in Mahon, Co Cork.

2000 – Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams sparks a new political storm when he makes it clear he could not call on republicans and nationalists to join the North’s proposed new police service.

2000 – Demonstrators picket Drogheda Heritage Centre as the death mask of Oliver Cromwell is put on display where he is reputed to have massacred thousands of defenseless civilians.

2000 – Thousands of Christians celebrate the jubilee year by coming together in parishes throughout the country for National Pilgrimage Day.

2001 – The EU blue flag quality mark is awarded to 111 beaches around the coast for the cleanliness of the water. Ireland, at 91.7%, ranks fourth overall in the EU when it comes to blue flag beaches. The Netherlands comes first with 96%, followed by Greece with 95% and Italy, 92%.

2001 – Former US president, Bill Clinton, is rumored to have been paid £100,000 by the chairman of Independent News and Media Sir Anthony O’Reilly to talk to a select gathering at Trinity College on this date.

2002 – Bono kicks off a 10-day four- nation tour of Africa in the company of US Treasury Secretary, Paul O’Neill.

2003 – According to a new survey published in the Wall Street Journal, the Irish remain among the most contented races on Earth. The statistics on our generally sunny disposition appear to confirm the findings of another recent study – the World Happiness Survey – which places Ireland sixth in a league of 68 countries.

Photo: Castlemacadam Parish Church Ruins, Avoca, Co Wicklow

22/05/2015

One fifth of Europe is covered by unique forests, rivers, mountains, lakes and inhabited by hundr

21/05/2015

NATURE NEEDS YOU!
If you want to keep the laws that protect our nature PLEASE take just a moment to visit this link and fill-in the short form: http://www.iwt.ie/nature-alert-make-your-voice-heard-to-save-nature

21/05/2015

Instead of salt for flavour try Thyme and here s the reason why
http://www.markusrothkranz.com/thyme/thyme.html

02/05/2015

http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Merboice.htmonast

Another Ancient place of great Interest the finest High Cross !
I discovered a beautiful Gem , a road -The old Monasterboice Rd leading from Monasterboice to Termonfeckin . Spectaculary stunning views of 5 or more counties the mountains to the left and the coast to the right - breathtaking .

30/04/2015

Why not treat the kids to the Dolmen Disco tomorrow afternoon at 4pm!! €2 entry per child, fully supervised & fun!!!

26/04/2015

The way forward

Calling the natural world 'it' absolves us of moral responsibility and opens the door to exploitation, writes Robin Wall Kimmerer. To make our kinship with all life on Earth a life-affirming daily reality, we need a new pronoun for our fellow beings.

17/04/2015

17/04/2015

Ratheascar House built 1750 as a hunting lodge ,extended 1830
With two side wings tower and quadrant conservatory.
The Tower contains a water tank filled by a hydraulic Ram water
Pump ,also the pinnacle copper roof rotates 360* and contains
An observatory

17/04/2015

This fascinating and a must do !

Welcome to Brigidsway.ie - the website for the Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage. 'An Ancient path between sky and earth' - The Brigid's Way is an alignment of ancient and sacred sites in Ireland which stretches from Brigid's Well in Faughart, County Louth to Kildare. This alignment was discovered by A…

14/04/2015

“This weeks banner by Irene Woods. See the rest of the collection at http://t.co/mBhqKV5xjP ”