1596 Sir Hugh Magennis of Iveagh ceased to pay the ancient tribute to The O’Neill called ‘Bonought’ and took his lands instead by letters patent from the Crown: Magennis ‘coronation stone‘ at Warrenpoint redundant
Month: January 2008
Model airplanes
Before Christmas I had cause, like many others to go up into the attic to retrieve the Christmas decorations. When I was up I decided to have a look at some of the old junk gathered there.
Hillbilly hermaphrodite
I was just wondering ….
Would you buy a slightly-soiled second-hand Presidency from this particular Hillbilly?
The Death
The cool of the rushing mountain stream
Splashed in the face of the wounded stag
As he sank to his knees in the shadow cast
By the lonely mountain crag.
phi
I am returning to a topic touched upon earlier, the significance of certain concepts in mathematics [and nature] and in particular, to the Fibonacci sequence of number …
North Street Murals: 1
The first in a 3 part Slideshow of those new murals painted on the back wall of the old Flats Complex.
North St Murals: 3rd part of 3
We hope you enjoy this third and final part of the North Street Murals slideshow series. Commentary will follow on main pages. Your views are welcome. Start A Thread !
North Street Murals: 1
Driving past too busy to stop and take notice ? Well, never mind. We have caught the images for you on 3 Slideshows. This is the first!
Newry Cathedral: beginning
In its original form Newry Cathedral was significantly smaller than it is today. All the collected money and effort went into its outside construction so that the famous English novelist W M Thackeray, travelling through