Tom
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Rural Intelligencer.. another happy day
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. “
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. “
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
Name,James Kearney,
Key Traits,V/eccentric & Strong aversion to women (unmarried)
Hobbies, Music & study of strange diseases,
Notable Constructions, Ballroom (to further musical tastes), Installed an immense organ in the ballroom.
Clock Tower, Built to house a clock & chime of bells.
D.1876
1/2
Key Traits,V/eccentric & Strong aversion to women (unmarried)
Hobbies, Music & study of strange diseases,
Notable Constructions, Ballroom (to further musical tastes), Installed an immense organ in the ballroom.
Clock Tower, Built to house a clock & chime of bells.
D.1876
1/2
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Name,James Kearney,
Key Traits,V/eccentric & Strong aversion to women (unmarried)
Hobbies, Music & study of strange diseases,
Notable Constructions, Ballroom (to further musical tastes), Installed an immense organ in the ballroom.
Clock Tower, Built to house a clock & chime of bells.
D.1876
1/2
Key Traits,V/eccentric & Strong aversion to women (unmarried)
Hobbies, Music & study of strange diseases,
Notable Constructions, Ballroom (to further musical tastes), Installed an immense organ in the ballroom.
Clock Tower, Built to house a clock & chime of bells.
D.1876
1/2
a field for revelation.
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
a field for revelation.
"The Inner Light"
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"The Inner Light"
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
but it tastes like a very poor attempt at bbq to me.
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
but it tastes like a very poor attempt at bbq to me.
"A Bishop & an Architect walk into a bar....."
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"A Bishop & an Architect walk into a bar....."
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
"Who would true Valour see
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Who would true Valour see
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
Nice find today Victorian ink pouring bottle used to refill the small china inkwells that fitted neatly into the holes in the school desks. You can still see the ink stain inside.
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nice find today Victorian ink pouring bottle used to refill the small china inkwells that fitted neatly into the holes in the school desks. You can still see the ink stain inside.
18th century William Colles Kilkenny bored waterpipe. Prior to this many pipes were (yes) wooden . A scheme to bring water to Dublin using marble piping was sabotaged by a mob of local pump-makers and mechanics, who saw the new technology as a threat and destroyed the pipes upon their arrival.
October 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
18th century William Colles Kilkenny bored waterpipe. Prior to this many pipes were (yes) wooden . A scheme to bring water to Dublin using marble piping was sabotaged by a mob of local pump-makers and mechanics, who saw the new technology as a threat and destroyed the pipes upon their arrival.
Lathe & plaster ceiling 1811. Last lived in in 1892.
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Lathe & plaster ceiling 1811. Last lived in in 1892.
Panic over Mr D’Arcy confirms we are mouse free after a quick sweep of the back of the kitchen units
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Panic over Mr D’Arcy confirms we are mouse free after a quick sweep of the back of the kitchen units
Stile, Galmoy/Laois Border.
October 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Stile, Galmoy/Laois Border.
William Street, Kilkenny.
October 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
William Street, Kilkenny.
In Birr stands a portico fair,
With columns beyond all compare.
With columns beyond all compare.
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In Birr stands a portico fair,
With columns beyond all compare.
With columns beyond all compare.
Crisp chips await, a humble start,
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Crisp chips await, a humble start,
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
Boer War Memorial, Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Bronze bas-relief of a standing, hooded angel holding a palm frond.
October 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Boer War Memorial, Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Bronze bas-relief of a standing, hooded angel holding a palm frond.
“Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled,
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled,
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
Rhapsody in Blue- I'm very proud of my hedge. Sloes are the fruit of the blackthorn tree, native to Ireland and found in hedgerows and wild areas. The berries are traditionally harvested in late autumn, after the first frost, for use in making sloe gin, jellies, jams, and wines.
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Rhapsody in Blue- I'm very proud of my hedge. Sloes are the fruit of the blackthorn tree, native to Ireland and found in hedgerows and wild areas. The berries are traditionally harvested in late autumn, after the first frost, for use in making sloe gin, jellies, jams, and wines.
Ordinance Survey Benchmark. Measurement to the next mark was done using a Gunter’s chain — a 66-ft surveying tool w/ 100 links. It helped standardize land measurement a link being 7.92 inches long, which allows for easy conversion to acres & miles (10 square chains = 1 acre; 80 chains = 1 mile).
October 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ordinance Survey Benchmark. Measurement to the next mark was done using a Gunter’s chain — a 66-ft surveying tool w/ 100 links. It helped standardize land measurement a link being 7.92 inches long, which allows for easy conversion to acres & miles (10 square chains = 1 acre; 80 chains = 1 mile).
The craving for familiarity over new experiences is why people often walk past an indie café offering better coffee at the same price.
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
October 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The craving for familiarity over new experiences is why people often walk past an indie café offering better coffee at the same price.
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
How now brown cow?
Grand thanks & yourself?
Grand thanks & yourself?
October 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
How now brown cow?
Grand thanks & yourself?
Grand thanks & yourself?
On the tympanum at the front, a tablet bears the inscription “Wesley Chapel 1820.”
John Wesley visited Birr, County Offaly, at least twelve times, with his first visit in 1748.
John Wesley visited Birr, County Offaly, at least twelve times, with his first visit in 1748.
October 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
On the tympanum at the front, a tablet bears the inscription “Wesley Chapel 1820.”
John Wesley visited Birr, County Offaly, at least twelve times, with his first visit in 1748.
John Wesley visited Birr, County Offaly, at least twelve times, with his first visit in 1748.
Patrick Dolan ran a garage that also offered car sales, a bicycle shop, and a taxi service. Birr Co. Offaly.
Beebeep yeah....
Beebeep yeah....
October 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Patrick Dolan ran a garage that also offered car sales, a bicycle shop, and a taxi service. Birr Co. Offaly.
Beebeep yeah....
Beebeep yeah....