Bulrushes by the Quoile
Inch Abbey
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Blackthorn in flower
Inch Abbey
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Nearby outdoor eatery is wackoz.co.uk
Inch Abbey
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To the W of the Abbey, the Church of Ireland graveyard and site of CoI original Church.
"...established here in 1609, around the time of the Plantation of Ulster, with many settlers coming to this area from Scotland." More in ALT-text
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Another view of Down Cathedral, across the Quoile. From the East transept, Inch Abbey.
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Down Cathedral from Inch Abbey
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Blackthorn
Bulrushes
Oak and the sun.
Inch Abbey
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The main part of the site, left.
Choir and Chancel (R)
Inch Abbey.
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The Quoile, Down Cathedral, round to the ruins of the Casterician Abbey, founded by Norman invader, John De Courcey, 1180. Was a monastic site here from 800, but this one was founded in expiation for the sacking of nearby Erenagh Abbey.
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The much maligned Ivy, with her fruit, soon to be nectar.
Strangford Woods
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Clump of Bluebells among a swarth of leaves
Clump of Bluebells
Strangford Woods
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Portaferry across the Lough, Strangford Woods, across to Castleward, tge Audleystown Castle and up the Lough.
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Clump of Bluebells
Lesser Celandine
Wild Cherry
Cherry Laurel
Strangford Woods...
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Big cloud amidst the blue, over Strangford between Strangford and Portaferry.
2nd ferry was I'm service for part of the day.
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Washed-up tree on the beach
North side of Mournes, including Slieves Donard and Commedagh, from the beach at Newcastle.
Prom to the right.
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Clear sky, Very big round moon above a v high pine tree drumlins but to the right the highest point around where St Patrick is
Full Moon (L) and the 11m statue of St Patrick on Slieve Patrick
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A row has erupted between the SDLP and DUP over a proposal for a feasibility study into the construction of a bridge from Portaferry to Strangford.
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/trouble...
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Artwork shows the Titanic, 1912, crossing the mouth of Ardglass harbour. Oarers in a rowing boat on the landside of the Quay. Credit Mulhall 2012
Street scene looking towards the harbour, picture on the wall of the disused shop
In Ardglass, today, location of the picture (Mulhall, 2012) showing the Titanic passing the mouth of the then harbour in 1912.
Beside the good value Wateredge Café.
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From Ardglass Harbour out into the Irish Sea. Isle of Man visible but camera not conveying the high hills.
Left at 2.45 and those clouds seemed static
Right, an hour later, they did move somewhat.
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Over the beach across the Irish Sea, to the northern Mournes rising under a mostly cloudy sky.
Rossglass to the Mournes.
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Robin on a branch v near me
The sun will be back.
A little birdie told me.
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Roibín singing
Castleward
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Castleward scenes
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Tower House
Old Castleward
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Mournes from Dundrum.
From Murlough Nature Reserve, looking over part of Dundrum Inner Bay, towards the snowed caps.
Thx to senior sibling #2 from his early morning walk.
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Audleystown Court Tomb, most of the pictures by me, on @megalithic.bsky.social
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www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?...
View of reeds at water's edge, Quoile River, Downpatrick, County Down, with Down Cathedral in the distance against a blue sky
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Down Cathedral, in Downpatrick, County Down, seen in the distance from the Quoile River at Inch Abbey.
Tightly bound bunches flowerlets
Two-coloured leaves, small tight flowerlets
Skimmia (L) and Mountain Lilac (R).
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Take a seat at #Ballynoe Stone Circle
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