Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts

Sunday, 23 February 2014

GAP OF DUNLOE

GAP OF DUNLOE, THE MOUNTAIN PASS BETWEEN MACGILLYCUDDY'S REEKS AND PURPLE MOUNTAIN,
COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND








Sunday, 17 June 2012

IRISH WOLFHOUND

THE IRISH WOLFHOUND IS ONE OF THE TALLEST OF DOG BREEDS AND ARE FAVOURED FOR THEIR LOYALTY, AFFECTION, PATIENCE AND DEVOTION

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

AERO ANNIVERSARY REMEMBERED

PLAQUES COMMEMORATING THE FIRST NON-STOP TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. IN 1919, ALCOCK AND BROWN LEFT ST JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND ON 14TH JUNE AND LANDED IN CLIFDEN, GALWAY, IRELAND ON 15TH JUNE.

Thursday, 8 April 2010

UNIQUE CLOCK

GLOUCESTER BAKERS CLOCK, BUILT IN 1904 .THE FIGURES REPRESENT, IRELAND, ENGLAND,SCOTLAND AND WALES WITH OLD FATHER TIME.

Monday, 18 January 2010

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Thursday, 26 November 2009

BRIDGING THE ATLANTIC



FIRST SUCCESSFUL TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE










The photo above shows the remains of the first successful Transatlantic Telegraph Cable. The cable was laid between Valentia, Ireland, and Heart's Content, Newfoundland, by Brunell's S S Great Eastern on 27th July 1866. The old Cable Station, now a Museum, can be see in the background.



The photo on the right is of the commemorative stone.

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