A Trip to Trim

This morning I took an impromptu trip to Trim, which is situated in the Boyne Valley in County Meath. There has been a small astrophysics workshop going on there this week, attended by some people I know including a couple of old friends from Nottingham, Frazer and Meghan. Trim is less than 30km from Maynooth as the crow flies. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a crow willing to offer me a lift, public transport from Maynooth to Trim is difficult, and I don’t drive, so it wasn’t easy to arrange to meet up. Fortunately this morning one of our postdocs was driving up for the morning session of the meeting so I cadged a lift and and stayed until lunch before getting a lift back to Maynooth.

It was a nice trip. An added bonus was that the workshop venue was just a few metres away from the historic Trim Castle, which was built in the early 13th Century. We had time for a quick walk around before leaving to return to Maynooth.

As you can see, it’s a standard model Norman castle. The Keep, though not entirely intact is pretty well preserved; there’s certainly a lot more left than in the case of Maynooth castle. Quite a lot of the curtain wall and the gates have survived quite well too. In order to get inside the Keep (and climb to the top) you have to take an official tour, but we didn’t have time for that.

#CountyMeath #Maynooth #Trim #TrimCastle

📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

The entranceway to the Newgrange passage tomb (Neolithic Period) at Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, County Meath, Ireland.

#CountyMeath #Ireland #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday

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So far in 2024, we've been to:
1️⃣ #Trim (#Meath, #CountyMeath)
2️⃣ #Carlow,
3️⃣ #DunLaoghaire (#SouthDublin, #Dublin) and
4️⃣ #Portlaoise (#Laois, #CountyLaois).

In the next few months, we'll be visiting:
#Portmarnock (#NorthDublin)
#Naas (#Kildare, #CountyKildare)
#DúnLaoghaire again,
#Gorey (#Wexford, #CountyWexford)
#Waterford (#CountyWaterford)
and back to #LovelyLaois for #Abbeyleix!

For dates and venue info, send us a mention or visit vintageireland.eu/events

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📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

Exterior detail of the Newgrange passage tomb (Neolithic Period) at Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, County Meath, Ireland.

#CountyMeath #Ireland #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday

This is just one of the hundreds of images available for purchase at: https://www.foraphotography.com

Browsing the old Irish 1st series 6-inch maps around Lough Foyle came across "Corn Kiln" in the middle of Greencastle (Donegal). Looked interesting: turns out they were universal in Ireland and much of Scotland. Not sure how many are left but County Meath document 5 examples: http://www.meathheritage.com/index.php/archives/cat/kiln-corn-drying.

#NLS #CornKiln #Irish6InchMaps #CountyMeath

started a #wikipedia article on Irish-born American silent film actress Mary (Agnes) Moore (1890-1919): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Agnes_Moore Her four brothers were also film actors; her sisters-in-law were mostly actresses too, including Mary Pickford. Mary Moore went to France with the American Red Cross during #WWI, and died there from influenza at age 28. @wikiwomeninred #silentfilm #countymeath #redcross #flupandemic

Dowth Revealed https://youtu.be/RsyjlAE8bjU
#Dowth #ireland #irish #irishhistory #ancientireland #countymeath #passagetomb #archeology #irisharcheology #newgrange #knowth #ireland_travel #megalithic #kerbstone #runes

Random #Ireland #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #IrishPhotography #Slane #CountyMeath #Ruin

Random #Ireland #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #TreeTunnel #IrishPhotography #GormanstonCollege #CountyMeath

Newgrange neolithic burial chamber #CountyMeath #Ireland #neolithic #neolithicireland ##burialchamber #history ##archaeology #StoneAge #PassageTomb #Newgrange #BrúNaBóinne

Throw back to the 2015 Laytown Races. My first and only time watching a race on the beach! #ThrowbackThursday #Horses #LaytownStrand #CountyMeath #Ireland

for #StandingStoneSunday a pic I took at #Newgrange #BruNaBoine in #Ireland in October. It was a beautiful day. This stone stands out from the Newgrange passage tomb, overlooking the River Boyne in #CountyMeath

Rock art ,Newgrange, Ireland #CelticSymbols
#Newgrange #neolithic #PassageTomb #megalithic #BrúNaBóinne ##CountyMeath #ireland

For #StandingStoneSunday here’s Lia Fail aka the Stone of Destiny on the Hill of Tara in #CountyMeath #Ireland. It was a very dull wet day so no beautiful rays of sunshine I’m afraid. Fantastic place to visit and I’d love to return on a less stormy, less windy day. #HillofTara

Trim Castle, #CountyMeath, #Ireland

Hill of Tara. Ancient seat of the high kings. Mound of the Hostages, a Neolithic passage tomb. #tombtuesday #Boynevalley #CountyMeath

https://archive.org/details/irishsurnamesandslaveownership

Irish Surnames And Slave Ownership

by
Liam Hogan

Publication date
2015-03-06

Topics
#irish, #ireland, #slavery, #history, #caribbean, 'unitedstatesofamerika, #blackchattelslavery, #slaveownership, #slaveships, #BightofBiafra, #Anomabu, #Ghana, #StHelena, #GrandCapeMount, #Liberia, #SierraLeone, #Africa, #Calabar, #Nigeria, #BananaIslands, #ÎlesdeLos, #IvoryCoast, #NewCalabar, #Dublin, #Mayo, #Carlow, #CountyWicklow, #Galway, #CountyDonegal, #CountyMeath, #CountyTyrone, #CountyAntrin, #CountyLouth, #Cork, #Waterford, #CountyDerry, #CountyLaois, #CountyTipperary, #CountySilgo, #Jamaica, #Antigua, #Honduras, #StKitts, #StKittsandNevis, #Grenada, #Dominica, #Waitukubuli, #Nevis, #VirginIslands, #StLucia, #Guyana, #Montserrat, #Bermuda, #TheBahamas, #Tobago, #StVincent, #StVincentandtheGrenadines, #Trinidad, #TrinidadandTobago, #Barbados, #Mauritius, #CapeofGoodHope, #SouthAfrica, #AntiguaandBarbuda, #unitedkingdom, #britishempire, #greatbritain, #colonialism, #imperialism, #Anguilla

#DailyMegalith Newgrange, #CountyMeath, #RepublicofIreland (2009)

I've STILL never been to Newgrange. My dad, Vic Bates, took this picture.

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