The Round Tower (Rundetaarn),
A Living Landmark Of Copenhagen Since 1642.
Photo By: @stcob83
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Saint Brigid's Cathedral, Kildare Town, Ireland and the round tower and high cross on a sunny day.
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#OTD in Irish History | 1 October (Deireadh Fómhair):
1600 – Robert Grave, Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, and his family drown in Dublin Bay on their way home to Wexford.
1796 – The Royal College of St Patrick, a Catholic seminary, is opened in Maynooth, Co Kildare.
1751 – Cornelius Bolton, politician, Volunteer and improving landlord is born.
1761 – In the climate of sectarian tension created partly by the Mathew-Maude controversy,…
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A Quiet Spot
‘A fifth tower stood at Aghaviller, (probably Agha-oillir, field of the pilgrim) the lower part only remains; above the foundation it measured fifty feet round; beneath this, it has a circular base, projecting six inches, and fourteen inches high, resting on a square foundation; that at Kilree is built in the same way, as the others probably are: this tower is peculiar by having a door-way even…
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umm. meet me at rattoo round tower and we can find the sile na gig together
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The view from the bottom and the top of the incomprehensibly old (8th ct) round tower of St Canice, Kilkenny.
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The Flowers of Waterloo
The Flowers of Waterloo
Beautiful flowers around the church and round tower at Waterloo, Cork. A credit to the Waterloo Renewal Group.
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Roofing - Mediterranean Exterior
Example of a mid-sized tuscan beige three-story mixed siding exterior home design with a hip roof
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#OTD in Irish History | 1 October (Deireadh Fómhair):
#OTD in Irish History | 1 October (Deireadh Fómhair):
1600 – Robert Grave, Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, and his family drown in Dublin Bay on their way home to Wexford.
1796 – The Royal College of St Patrick, a Catholic seminary, is opened in Maynooth, Co Kildare.
1751 – Cornelius Bolton, politician, Volunteer and improving landlord is born.
1761 – In the climate of sectarian tension created partly by the Mathew-Maude controversy,…
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Founding Fathers
There seems to be some dispute over who founded a monastery at Drumlane, County Cavan, the two potential candidates being St Columba and Saint Máedóc of Ferns. If the former, then a religious house would have been established here in the mid-sixth century, if the latter then the date would be somewhat later. In any case, not a lot now remains to show how important this monastery had once been; at…
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