Saturday 9 January 2016

Some images a little away from home, but in the county.













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  1. Very beautiful pictures, and it looks like a lovely day. Is the structure the same in all three, at different shooting spots? What is it?
    I really like the look of that metal piece (I'm having a hard time figuring out what it is) on the left side of the top picture. Quite interesting.

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    1. The top is Cahir castle. It was used in Excalibur, made around 1980. The funny tree type thing is a lightening rod. The bottom two are of the same place.
      I had to drive my mother to visit an eye surgeon who puts drops in her eyes. And while she in I go around and take some photos. It takes about an hour and a half so I can't get far but I can do a sorta loop.

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    2. A lightning rod, huh? Do you (or this area) get lightning with your rain? I don't think of Ireland as having electrical storms.
      I looked it up and it was also used to film The Tudors. A scandalous show!

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    3. Really, I didn't know that. It's one of the very few programmes that delivered the sheer terror of the entire Tudor period in my opinion.

      No, we don't get that much by way of lightening. Leastwise nothing like parts of the West. But all churches and such independent buildings will have some sort of conductor. And have had for years. It might be a requirement of insurance.

      Why scandalous ?.

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    4. The show itself wasn't scandalous, but the shenanigans of the characters. That Henry was quite a guy. :)

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  2. What an ornate lightning rod!

    I think I like the second structure better. Maybe because of its weathered look with moss and all, playing in with the green all around it.

    Lovely photos.

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    1. Yep. Looking at it again I suspect there's a wind vane on top too.

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  3. Interesting photos--makes you wonder what all the castles have seen since they were built.

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  4. I would definitely be the attraction of the midwest U.S. living in one of those castles. I could probably pay for my mortgage by charging a fee to tour the inside.

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    1. Well the top one, Cahir Castle is a property that attracts many thousands where it is. :-)

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