Happy New Year - One of the Last Sunrises of 2024, West of Ireland
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Happy New Year from the West of Ireland as the sun rises on one of the last days of the year 2024. Colour and drama from Ireland.
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Travel guides, history, and practical notes on photographing Ireland.
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Ireland: Newgrange - Neolithic Irish Monument - Come and Join the Livestreaming for the Winter Solstice 21st December 2024
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In 2024, the solstice will be the morning of the 21st of December at 09:20 when the Sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn and hence at it's lowest latitude relative to Earth. From here on the days get longer.
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Scenic Drives: Driving the Vee, One of the Most Scenic Roads in Ireland
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Scenic Drives · County Tipperary & County Waterford
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Stone Walls of Ireland Inscribed onto UNESCO List of Protected Intangible Cultural World Heritage
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It's interesting that intangible cultural practices include customs, traditions, crafts, games and practices that are part of people's lives and identities both individually and wider communities, and are passed on from...
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Red Sky at Night, Shepherd's Delight - Snow in Ireland Ahead of Storm Bert
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Here, a snow-dusted landscape scene with a bright pink-orange sky behind, indicating according to time honoured tradition, the old phrase ( red sky at night, shepherd's delight ) that a good day tomorrow will follow,...
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