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08/06/2022
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Irish round towers are early medieval stone towers found mainly in Ireland. It is believed that during Viking raids, monks would take refuge in the round tower with all of their valuables.
They are generally found in the vicinity of a church or monastery, with the door of the tower facing the west doorway of the church.
Knowledge of this fact has made it possible, where towers still exist, to determine without excavation the approximate sites of lost churches that once stood nearby.
06/24/2019
An Irish cartographer has created an amazing map of Ireland pinpointing every place in the country with "bally" in its name.
Anyone who has spent time in Ireland knows that town names beginning with “Bally” are ten a penny and can often be confusing when navigating maps on an Irish road trip. Obviously, far more curious than most, one man took on the mission to find out just how many towns in Ireland are Ballys and the results are amazing..
Donal Casey, whose Twitter bio reads “Urban Planning, GIS, Cartography,” took to the social media platform to share a map he has created pinpointing every single place in Ireland with “bally” in its name.
On Reddit Casey wrote:
“I put this together as I was curious as to how many 'Bally' townlands are in Ireland. The answer is 5,182. If anyone would like to see any other variations of townland names etc. just let me know and I'll do a few more.”
By looking at this map one might think that the Irish should have come up with more original place names but a little look into the etymology of “bally” explains just why this map appears so crowded
Bally in Irish can mean but homestead or settlement and also pass or passage. Essentially it is derived from the Gaelic phrase “baile na” meaning “place of.” So, for example, Ballyjamesduff, in Cavan, is literally the place of James Duff.
04/09/2019
Baltimore, Ireland
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04/08/2019
Lough Hyne
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04/07/2019
Mizen Head, Cork
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04/06/2019
Cobh, Ireland was the last stop on the Titanics first and last journey. Also its where many Irish left Ireland for the last time when emigrating to the US and abroad 😞
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04/05/2019
Audley Cove, Ballydehob in Cork 😍
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04/04/2019
Allihies Beara in Cork
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04/03/2019
Snapshot of Shandon Bells & Tower in Cork.
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04/02/2019
Cork after a bit of rain (1962).
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04/01/2019
Dún Aonghasa - an island off Galway
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Credit: Do-It-For-Fun
03/31/2019
Kanturk Castle, Cork
371 years ago, one of the largest battles in Irish history took place here. 7000 Irish Confederates marched against 5000 English parliamentarians!
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