Tag Archives: travel

Eoin Hickey: “Growing Up in Skryne – A Journey Through the `1950’s. Comment canisgallicus.com: I grew up first on the road to Tara Hill in the Dispensary Residence called Belper in 1963 (first living for 6 months in Belvin Hall, Tara) and then my family moved to Skryne. I knew Mrs Hickey and travelled with her to Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare long ago now.

Posted on November 29, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Skryne in the 1950s See also: Skryne. Growing Up In Skryne – A journey through the nineteen-fifties By Eoin Hickey Source: http://deargrandchildren.org/family/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Growing-Up-In-Skryne-1.pdf The pictures have been titled here and can be found by accessing the above link. The Steeple at Skryne – a … Continue reading →

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. ‘Big Car’ threat to humanity

Posted on November 24, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

How ‘Big Car’ poses an existential threat to humanity By Jessica McKenzie | November 21, 2025 “Christine” is a horror movie about an evil car, but the film could also be read as a parable about our deadly obsession with motor vehicles. … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Prize-Winning social housing…. Comment: Ireland planning and builders should climb on the shoulders of giants and be ahead of the curve …

Posted on October 20, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Prize-winning social housing radically reinvents homes for elderly By Adam Williams October 17, 2025 The Appleby Blue Almshouse is the 2025 winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize, the most prestigious award in British architecture Philip Vile View 5 ImagesView gallery – … Continue reading →

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Invisible People US but we have invisible people in the Republic of Ireland. We need to be aware of what AI and “gentrification” means

Posted on October 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

San Francisco’s $5,000 Rent Crisis: The AI Boom Is Pricing People Out By Kayla Robbins | October 16, 2025 | San Francisco | Affordable housing As AI wealth pours into San Francisco, rents and evictions are skyrocketing—leaving disabled, low-income, and longtime residents on the brink … Continue reading →

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Grok 4 AI: Civil War Ireland 1922. Michael Comyn KC

Posted on October 12, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts Limerick Local Studies https://limericklocalstudies.ie › leader1916 PDF Mr Ernest Blythe, described as Organiser for is custody to Dublin. the … Mr M Comyn, KC (instructed by Mr Roger go bréaurs tabanne Seáin U Tuama … can you … Continue reading →

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EL PAIS: Hidden story … painting stolen by Nazis found in Argentina

Posted on September 17, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Nazism Looting, escape, and mystery: The hidden story behind the painting stolen by the Nazis and found in Argentina After the recovery of ‘Portrait of a Lady,’ researchers are analyzing other seized works, such as a 17th-century still life spotted … Continue reading →

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El Pais English: Norway … Cocaine! Quote: “Consumption among young people ages 15 to 34 is the third highest on the continent, behind only The Netherlands and Ireland, according to the latest report from the European Drug Agency.”

Posted on September 17, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Norway How cocaine is flooding Norway Consumption of the drug has skyrocketed in the Nordic country since the end of the pandemic, while gangs from Sweden are expanding throughout the country Carlos Torralba Oslo – SEP 16, 2025 – 16:17 CEST Share on … Continue reading →

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Michael Comyn KC … for kids. Kids Encyclopedia Facts. His granddaughter Michelle says, what a marvellous idea.

Posted on September 5, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

ClearSearchWeb Images Kimages Kpedia EspañolNEW Michael Comyn facts for kids Kids Encyclopedia Facts Quick facts for kidsMichael Comyn Comyn in 1933 Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann In office12 December 1934 – 27 April 1938 Preceded by Michael F. O’Hanlon Succeeded by Pádraic Ó Máille Senator In officeDecember … Continue reading →

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Too many tourists in Europe. France 24. Comment: Ireland surely has the same problems. Dublin community villages are tired, dirty and dowdy. There were times when people kept their pavements clean and windows cleaned too.

Posted on September 2, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

‘Tourists, go home!’: Mass tourism exasperates locals in Europe and beyond Saturation point Europe An increasing number of visitors has sparked numerous anti-tourism movements in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. Locals blame tourists for driving up housing costs, inflation, and … Continue reading →

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Courage.Media: No, You Can’t Learn to Be English

Posted on August 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The Insight Series No, You Can’t Learn to Be English Robert Tombs is wrong: identity is downstream from ancestry 13 Aug 2025 Connor Tomlinson View articles Historian Robert Tombs has campaigned commendably against the Woke-washing of British history by the anti-white cultural … Continue reading →

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