:lol: no Frank , one of the "lads " brought it up from Cork for me :wink: I only went down to collect it but got into company ! My own local is...
We did it at our leisure (walk across Ireland) It was not the straight route. We stopped at places like Mullingar, It took 7 days of leisurely...
congrats Craig, Like all good awards , its a pity there can be only one winner, I found all the blogs entertaining and interesting. However i do...
Im impressed Frank :) re Google , Did you read the irish pub stuff , just came home , great craic, got the Ardrahan cheese ,but we (the lads) had...
:smt115 Going to the pub in Ireland is a great tradition , my own local is a great place to socialise and meet new people. Politics , religion...
we are having great fun here with google earth . go to http://earth.google.com and get free version. my coordinates are 53. 19.00. 74" N 06....
Looks great Eileen , hope its scottish salmon 8) nothing nicer, enjoy the meal Bugs
Good idea Eileen, mint is a must have in any garden, fresh mint on new potatoes :D mint on garden peas, yummy . mint in iced drinks mmmm. Did...
Well I cooked the dinner and it was a great success. Turkey and ham and all the usual trimmings. I have to say I really enjoyed it. My wife and I...
Hi Grimalkin , You will see by my name that i love bugs 8) entomology rules O k . Ive been a gardener 35 years and spent the first 15 years...
what are you reading at the moment Another Christmas present, Alleluia America! by Carole Coleman (An Irish Journalist in Bush Country) ISBN...
making soil more acidic Hi looking , Your soil meter measures the p h of the soil ie the potential hydogen ions . 7 is too high for...
Anyone know how long you can leave a turkey in a freezer ?, ours is three stars :roll: I put it in just before Christmas and it was dead 15 mins...
:roll: Hey Eileen have you sent all that cold weather down from Scotland, :lol: today in Dublin its bitterly cold, big open fire on , and I m...
who was the poet ? :lol: :lol: someone called An Onymus :lol: Its over 1000 years old and was translated by Robin Flower . for Frank Q....
:D Lovely day today here in Dublin, Started off a bit frosty but cleared up nicely . Good gardening day , I found a lot of bulbs in the garden...
this is a translation of a ninth century Irish poem. The Scholar and his Cat _________________________- I and Pangur Bawn my cat, Tis a...
:lol: sorry about this :smt119 can anyone remember the answer? If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around to hear it fall ! Does...
a fern tree Hey Pinkiered, all is not lost, its when you said that it grows as big as an oak tree that reminded me of option 2. I m not sure if...
a fern tree I ve never heard of Royal Poinciana --- Delonix Regia. What a magnificent tree, check out http://mgonline.com/royalp.html...
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