Lough Tay (Irish: Loch Té), is a small but scenic lake set on private property in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.
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The Sanctuary Cross, positioned at the entrance to the ecclesiastical remains at Glendalough, served as a marker where a refugee, upon arrival, could claim the protection of sanctuary from immediate punishment.
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Friday the 13th, Some attribute the legend of Ill luck to the arrest and suppression of the Knights Templar. Others maintain that Judas Iscariot was the 13th man at the last supper and the reason for the legend. Whatever the reason superstition around the date continues to this day.

Some WW2 heritage in Kilmacthomas in Waterford.

Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.

Carrigeen Standing Stone • Waterford

This stone stands sentinel overlooking the Nire Valley, as it has for thousands of years since the Bronze Age. And, hopefully, as it will stand for thousands more years still to come.

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The Royal Hotel, Waterford (1908)
Photo: A. H. Poole / National Library of Ireland

A medieval Irish triple.

Penny, halfpenny and farthing of Edward I.

All of the Waterford mint.

c. AD 1279-1302