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Traces of the Past. Oft overlooked signs of farming in the Landscape
The first paragraph to your fourth subheading, Wood Banks, describes "A large square of land surrounded by an earthen bank about three feet high" as a woodbank.
That does not seem to me the term that west-ponders use even as I find its meaning, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/07/2023
Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork
My opinion is that a castle of this strategic position would not be attacked often. I have no idea how often they were staffed.
Veronica, on 06/07/2023
Birding in South Korea in Winter Highlights
The mixed-flock photos and the multi-flock video communicate a courteous cooperation in many flocks overlapping in and sharing air space.
Is there any information as to how the different flocks arrive at such aesthetic orderliness?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/07/2023
Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork
Online sources give different answers about watch towers in general and about Blarney Castle in particular.
Is there any information onsite about how much and how often watch towers were staffed? Was it a case of no matter what there was an ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/07/2023
Traces of the Past. Oft overlooked signs of farming in the Landscape
It would be legally treasure trove, a legal status given to gold and silver discovered in the ground. The judge who makes the decision on this matter determines whether it was deliberately abandoned or whether the owner had concealed it with the ...
frankbeswick, on 06/07/2023
Frances Brundage, an artist of picture books and postcards
It appears from the 10 facts that Frances Brundage had a particular edge to her professional drive.
That dedication to quality and success perhaps came from a combination of personal factors. Perhaps she emerged as the only child of her parents ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/07/2023
Traces of the Past. Oft overlooked signs of farming in the Landscape
Thank you!
That's interesting about Balmoral Castle. Some online source -- may have been authoritative, may not, because how can west pond-siders compete with east pond-siders ultimately for accuracy of all things British Isles?;-D -- mentioned ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/07/2023
George Cruikshank
Sure, DerdriuMarriner, there are also many fairy tales without an absent father. Yet, several of the most popular classics, like Red Riding Hood, Cinderella (yes, he understands the daughter needs a mother, but at the same time he doesn't ...
Tolovaj, on 06/07/2023
Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork
I agree Dusty. Washing it even after every kiss would not be sufficient for me.
The grounds are really lovely.
Veronica, on 06/07/2023
Traces of the Past. Oft overlooked signs of farming in the Landscape
Good question. The monarch acts on the advice of the prime minister, but if it is not a parliamentary issue she can act on the advice of the privy council, the monarch's council. Victoria would have authorised the Crown Estate , which manages ...
frankbeswick, on 06/07/2023
Blarney Castle and Gardens, County Cork
No way would I wait an hour to kiss a stone that contains stuff from many others! yuck. But the grounds are so pretty. Hope your sweetie is doing well.
dustytoes, on 06/06/2023
Traces of the Past. Oft overlooked signs of farming in the Landscape
The first paragraph to your next-to-last subheading, Wood banks, references Queen Victoria donating Epping Forest for Londoner recreation.
Would she have made that decision on her own? And would there have been some economic or political ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/06/2023
An Cóbh, Corcaigh, Eire
The Ancestry library genealogical room version accepted my input (of your father's grandfather) as -- no particulars given since I don't have them ;-D -- exact-spelled Beswick of Limerick, Ireland.
It interpreted it as Agustin Beswick, with ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/06/2023
An Cóbh, Corcaigh, Eire
Ty.
Given that I have "Minehan" cousins and my dear friend is called "Moran", upon being given these boarding passes, I stood and said a prayer quietly for all the families and descendants. I felt really moved to do so. It was a very moving ...
Veronica, on 06/05/2023
An Cóbh, Corcaigh, Eire
It's quite touching that Bridget Moran and Daisy Minahan each lost brothers to the sinking Titanic.
It must have been heartening to be able to see them but disheartening because of the men who escaped that death by not respecting the rules by ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/05/2023