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The Origins of the Irish: a review
It intrigues me that the Irish Sea is so-called when it just as easily could have been called the English Sea or the Welsh Sea. Is it an enduring reminder -- perhaps lost apart on Isles biogeography buffs -- that people such as Henry II knew ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/03/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
His death was a supposed accident, but there are suspicions that Rufus' younger brother wanted the throne and that there were many barons who did not like Rufus. Does any more need saying?
frankbeswick, on 07/01/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
Derdriu,
Like the other Norman kings, William Rufus spent much of his time in Normandy, France. He went hunting with his noble men in England and one of them shot him with an arrow and left his body where it fell. His brother Henry took over ...
Veronica, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
Thank you, Veronica!
In a somewhat related, somewhat unrelated direction, how was it that William Rufus managed to get himself killed in New Forest, Hampshire, England even though he was ruling as William II (between father William I and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
Well said Veronica.
frankbeswick, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
Eels and lampreys have always been distinguished from each other.Irish lakes are rich in eels, as indeed are the waters of the British Isles.
frankbeswick, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
Derdriu,
There are some massive eels in Irish waters.
I would doubt that Henry 1st ever tasted British eels. Norman kings hardly visited Britain. They preferred France,: William 1st died there as did Henry 1st himself. The Normans had no ...
Veronica, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
Two questions arise in a somewhat related, somewhat unrelated direction from your comment in that second paragraph to The Beginnings subheading.
The last sentence in that paragraph comments that "migratory fish, such as salmon and eels, were ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
Veronica, I have promised Carl that I wiĺl lend him the book, but you can be next after him to borrow it. But readers might be impressed to know that whenever I have lent you a book it always returns in perfect condition.
frankbeswick, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
The Irish elk was extincted probably due to hunting, but it was an evolutionary failure because its antlers were too heavy and because they used up far too much calcium, certainly more than was gòod for their overall nutrition.
frankbeswick, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
We are uncertain as to whether pigs were transported or whether wild pigs made their way across, but there are neither historical accounts nor legends as to who brought cattle and bangers. The events occurred too long ago, to be known to history.
frankbeswick, on 06/30/2023
Thinking About Painting Your Walls Pink?
The computer crashed before I could ask the last part of my question in the comment box below.
If you took the images for this wizzley, what was the kind of camera that was used?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/30/2023
Frances Brundage, an artist of picture books and postcards
Of online sources with Frances Brundage-related images, you have the clearest and the most persuasive.
What is their source?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/30/2023
Thinking About Painting Your Walls Pink?
Your images are convincing in establishing whether lighter or vivider pinks need to prevail.
My favorite is the kitchen. My second favorite is the children's room, with the beautifully imperfectly painted chair, whose blue expenses and red ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/30/2023
The Origins of the Irish: a review
The second paragraph to your first subheading, The Beginnings, ends with mention of early animal imports as badgers, cattle and pigs.
The Hawaiian archipelago is not endemic and native animal-rich because of its beginnings in lava flows. ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/30/2023