A few photos of the River Martin in Blarney, swollen after the rains of Storm Frank yesterday. Not pictured are the broken garden fences I haphazardly repaired in torrential rain last night. At least the rain stopped this morning to let me repair the roof of our shed. Cold tonight […]
Funny
Solving the mysterious light in Blarney
Back in 2013 local school children created a “flash mob” and danced in the village square in Blarney. Local photographer Pat Falvey was on hand to capture the scene on video. Near the start of the video he noticed a flash of light coming from a woman on the right […]
Animals
Cows Loose on the River Martin
The river that runs through Blarney is the River Martin and there’s a nice walk next to it near where I live. There’s a field close by where horses and cattle graze from time to time but I don’t remember ever seeing the animals straying from the field. You can […]
Animals
Anyone in Blarney missing a dog?
Anyone in Blarney recognise this dog? My wife found him wandering around the park a few minutes ago. A woman she met said the dog had been around since last night. He’s a very friendly dog but we’d prefer to hand him back to his original owners!
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D.A.W.G fundraising in Blarney
D.A.W.G are fundraising in Blarney this afternoon. Please support them if you’re passing this way!
Ireland
Blairs Inn Smile
Duncan of Blairs Inn was giving out free samples of their delicious beef stew along with samples from other local restaurants at the festival in Blarney today. Delicious stuff, and Blairs Inn is a great place to go for a meal too. Only been there once but we had a […]
Ireland
Patrick's Day in Blarney
We were originally going to be walking in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Blarney but our son fell asleep a few minutes ago, and it wouldn’t be fair on him to drag him out unfortunately. We did visit the “farmers market” this morning however and I took a few […]
Life
Some people don't feel the cold
The weather reading on my desktop computer says -3C, that’s the temperature at the local airport I presume. It’s very cold out, but the sun is out and at least there’s no wind. I took Oscar for a walk, I’m all wrapped up against the cold with a thick warm […]
Donncha
My Christmas Day Adventure
Today was a Christmas Day my family won’t forget for a long time! We had a great time today, heard some amazing news, and then had a bit of an adventure on the way home. The weather has been pretty cold for the last while, the county was covered in […]
Ireland
Sorry I missed you Cllr. Dan Fleming
This message from Cllr. Dan Fleming was stuffed into gates all over my estate this evening. I know they only have so much time on their hands but the letter was rolled up tightly and squashed between the bars on our gate and in the gates of other houses. I’d […]