Few pics of Louth

Geezer1000

Clonmore


Mouth Of The Boyne


Old Melifont


Ardee

Geezer1000

Tallanstown

whelan1

cool where is the picture of the old house in the first picture ?

Geezer1000

whelan1 wrote: »

cool where is the picture of the old house in the first picture ?

Out at togher. its a graveyard

whelan1

no the one below the picture of the river in ardee

Geezer1000

whelan1 wrote: »

no the one below the picture of the river in ardee

Thats the convent in Ardee

whelan1

jesu thats some building - wonder was it ever full:rolleyes:

gipi

Cool pics Geezer - they weren't taken with the new Xmas pressy, were they? (you managed to get rid of a lotta snow & frost if they were )

Geezer1000

whelan1 wrote: »

jesu thats some building - wonder was it ever full:rolleyes:

Im sure it was at some stage. Would make a great set for a horror movie.

gipi wrote: »

Cool pics Geezer - they weren't taken with the new Xmas pressy, were they? (you managed to get rid of a lotta snow & frost if they were )

They were indeed. No snow here till the other night.

Geezer1000

Townley Hall passage grave:




Rathiddy (doesnt look it but thats over 10ft tall)




Millmount (Cup & Saucer)

calex71

There's a passage grave in Townley Hall :eek:
Where is that ?

Geezer1000

calex71 wrote: »

There's a passage grave in Townley Hall :eek:
Where is that ?

If your coming from Drogheda to Slane its just past the woods on your right (youll see what i mean when your on the road). This is the view from the road:

Phototoxin

nice pics but this was wrong:

Ardee

It's spelt 'Ardee-hey' and pronounced as such by locals

Geezer1000

Phototoxin wrote: »

nice pics but this was wrong:



It's spelt 'Ardee-hey' and pronounced as such by locals

True that. Done all me schoolin there. hey

Geezer1000

Maiden Tower in Mornington


Railway bridge on the Stackallen rd



Heron at the Horseshoe weir


Quays in Drogheda


Standing stones in Baltray. Near one is about 14ft tall

bm6001

great pics geezer1000 did you ever see shanlis grave yard or the stone at hurlsastone would make great pics too:)

Geezer1000

bm6001 wrote: »

great pics geezer1000 did you ever see shanlis grave yard or the stone at hurlsastone would make great pics too:)

Couldnt find the hurlstone the last time i went looking for it, butt ill be out that way again on wednesday. Dont know the graveyard though

bm6001

ill show you where both are. pm me your number.

Geezer1000

Been too long.

Louth Village







Drumcar:





Dromiskin:

Geezer1000

Drawda:

Wolfe Tone

Great pics!

ingen

Geezer1000 wrote: »

Been too long.

Louth Village







Drumcar:





Dromiskin:

where is that place with all the bones lying around? thats crazy..

Jake The Fat Ma

If we told you that we would have to kill you.........:eek:

Geezer1000

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

Great pics!

Thanks

ingen wrote: »

where is that place with all the bones lying around? thats crazy..

The old abbey in Louth village.

Jake The Fat Ma wrote: »

If we told you that we would have to kill you.........:eek:

:D:D

Geezer1000

Castletown:

Geezer1000

Hurlstone:



Collon:

Geezer1000

Monasterboice:

henryporter

That Hurlstone is remarkable - I wonder how many clatters of the plough it gets every year. Great series of Photos - I must dig my collection out to add to the archive.

Geezer1000

henryporter wrote: »

That Hurlstone is remarkable - I wonder how many clatters of the plough it gets every year. Great series of Photos - I must dig my collection out to add to the archive.

Please do

Dingatron

Great photos. Thanks for sharing them!

Wolfe Tone

The hurlstone, what exactly was its significance? What did it mean?

Am I right in saying the hole is supposedly from a sword?

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MUSSOLINI wrote: »

The hurlstone, what exactly was its significance? What did it mean?

Am I right in saying the hole is supposedly from a sword?

http://www.goireland.com/louth/hurlstone-standing-stone-attraction-stones-historical-id11940.htm

http://www.megalithicireland.com/Hurlstone.htm

celiam

whelan1 wrote: »

jesu thats some building - wonder was it ever full:rolleyes:

Went to school there in the 70s never seemed as old and forbidding as it does now. There is only 15 nuns there now dont know how many there was when I went to school there. Happy memories

Geezer1000

Must get out and take a few more pics