A 2025 Shopping trip in late November reminds me of the shoppiing trips in the 70’s which were markedly different in Northern ireland , find out what I mean by clicking “Read More”
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Saturdays from long ago remembered
I remember Saturday afternoons from long ago and I smile .. click read more to find out why
Silence is a good thing
Conn and the Pearl of the Drowned House
A retelling of story of the meremaid of the North Coast of Ireland and her otter Conn and a trip to Rathlin from he perspective of Conn, first of the Irish Otters or madraí uisce in Gaelic
Memories of trips to see Takabuti in Belfast
I was reminded today about the Ulster Mseum in Belfast and the trips I was taken on at school , the one abiding memory is of the Egytian Mummy Takabuti .. click Read More below
How the land endures
One of my many walks is “up trostan” on the Antrim Plateau. it used to be a hive of industy but now only fading remnants remain, hinting at a more industrial past. Click Read More to see my thoughts
Sitting with my mother in the days before her death
As my mother’s long life was ending we in the family made sure she was not alone and we sat wither her in shifts. As I sat this occured to me. Click read more to see the details
The Camus Ballaun Stone and wishing.
There is quiet bend in the River bann not far from where I live. There is an old church yard and it contains a “Wishing Stone” or Ballaun. These are my thoughts click Read More to see them 🙂
Thoughts on the Migrant Trial in the Sperrins
There is much being said about Migratants in the press at the minute. Ireland was the source of a mass migration to the “new world” in the 1840’s .. these are my thoughts
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Thoughts on the Magheraboy Passage Grave
I walk a lot and on my travels I pass the remnants of ouyr anchestors. They always cause me to pause and think, this is one of those occasions click “Read More” to see them