Upto yesterday, I had never known of the Irish Sailors & Soldiers Land Trust.
I stopped to photograph this plaque on a pair of dwellings at Gurteenroe, Macroom – on the Killarney side of the town. The good old internet has provided a lot of information including its establishment in 1922, its winding up in 1999, and a good thread on Boards.ie Reading Boards.ie, it made reference to Abbeyfields in Killester – I only called to a friend’s house there a few weeks back – more connecting the dots – although I did not see any plaque. I suspect that I will be checking out John Bull’s Other Homes in the City Library. Every news website appears to have something to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first Fr. Ted programme.
Why should I be any different.
Yesterday’s update from Stair na hÉireann advised of the birth of Terence MacSwiney.
It was a prompt to put all of the photographs relating to Terence MacSwiney in one place.
I like co-incidences.
Yesterday, I learnt of the death of Jim McCann from blog update. His death was one day after the date upon which Grace Gifford Plunkett was born – she being the ‘Grace’ in the song he sung. The update this morning from Stair na hÉireann referred to two separate events from the 1920’s – both of which have memorial plaques which I have photographed but which I had not realised were on the same day – just two years apart. (or maybe 1 day short of 2 years) John Spiers Thomas Perrott James Byrne Charles Penrose Johnston
William Finn May Hall William Donoghue Sean Hegarty John Sisk Richard Arthur Last week, both Myles and Stair na hÉireann reminded as to the Munich Air Disaster on 6th February, 1958. When in Dublin on Monday, I took a trip to the Liam Whelan Bridge. On my way home, I was contemplating that there were quite a few memorial plaques that I have come across to air crashes and their victims - and I haven't photographed Ahakista - yet.
A plaque can only tell so much.
I took a photograph of this plaque on Pearse Street when in Dublin last October. It is one of only four Civil War/War of Independence Memorials that I have photographed in Dublin – this is a factor of how frequently I am in Dublin rather than the number that actually exist. Regardless, I have yet to get those four (and those in Cork) up on the website similar to those in Limerick and Kerry. I was reminded of the plaque when reading The Irish Story today. Many thanks to John Dorney for the education. I was in Lisdoonvarna earlier today and came across what must rank as one of the most unusual content of a plaque that I have ever come across.
The next time we head to Clare, I’ll have to have a pint and ask the reason as to why…..
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