Newry Mourne and Down, United Kingdom Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Westmont in Northern Europe
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- Sep 2, 2023
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 123 m
- Northern Ireland Newry Mourne and Down Rostrevor 54.130754, -6.16126454°7’51” N 6°9’41” W
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A Brief Intro to WNE
September 2, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I am a little behind on posting, but welcome to a log of my European study abroad program! Our first stop is Rostrevor, Mourne and Down, County Down, Northern Ireland. This place is the definition of quaint and cozy. No other music but folk will suffice. In fact, C.S. Lewis claimed this valley to be the inspiration for Narnia. If you thought it was a fantasy land, you should come visit.

I will try to backlog some of my adventures thus far, but I also have a Timeline project to complete, and it’s really kicking my ass. Apologies in advanced.Read more
Traveler Narny yuh
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Morvenna 2023
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- Apr 23, 2023
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Ireland Leinster Co Louth Carlingford 54.051964, -6.190454°3’7” N 6°11’25” W
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Carlingford loch
April 23, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Up wind all day. 5 knots of wing then 25kts then 5 kts again arrived late on the tide and hade to punch tide all the way in. There was a lot of tide and it was all leaving the entrance to the marina was going to be very shallow, we lifted half the keel and half the rudder. In in time for a pint. As we left the bar we could see a late arrival to the marina they must have been almost on the bottom. It was our Italian friends from Milford haven in there Ovni 34 they had keel, and rudder fully up and were struggling to hand the boat in the tiny marina entrance. With a few thrown lines we had them tied up in in no time. We offer them a beer and supper in the half lite. My signature sausage risotto was going to have to be good.Read more
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Traveler Westmont in Northern Europe
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- Sep 9, 2023
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
- Northern Ireland Newry Mourne and Down Burren 54.117895, -6.263454°7’4” N 6°15’48” W
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Milltown
September 9, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
On this day, the gang went out to a Warrenpoint Town FC match! This club, founded in 1987 has been impressive in rising to the NIFL (Northern Irish Football League, the Premiership of North Irish football) despite being from such a small town, and for being such a young team.

We witnessed a clash with Armagh City in the Bob Radcliffe Cup. Warrenpoint proved the dominant side, posting a 3-1 victory.

At half, the gang and I enjoyed a £10 bucket of beer at The Point Social. Onward Warrenpoint!Read more
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Irland 2023
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- Aug 19, 2023
- 🌬 20 °C
- Altitude: 142 m
- Northern Ireland Newry Mourne and Down Glasdrumman 54.127743, -5.94160354°7’40” N 5°56’30” W
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Nordirland
August 19, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
I ha so viu gschlafe uf dere Fähri. Und es het so guet ta! Fasch aus chli nöie Mönsch ischs de hüt ab vo Dublin bis nach Nordirland gange womer iz d Natur wei gniesse. D Ire si vo guet, bis rächt schlächt verständlech, aber bis iz mache sie aui e sehr nette Idruck. :)Read more
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Ireland October 2023
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- Nov 1, 2023, 9:19am
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 112 ft
- Ireland Leinster Co Longford Carrickcarnan 54.089878, -6.35856254°5’24” N 6°21’31” W
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Unexpected ID check
November 1, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
One thing I wasn’t expecting on the coach to Dublin this morning was to get pulled over by the police. Looks like they are pulling over coaches to check IDs (luckily had our driving license on us). Felt like they were looking for someone specific…Read more
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Duncan Grant Europe & UK
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- Jul 22, 2019, 11:21am
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 30 m
- Northern Ireland Newry Mourne and Down Downpatrick 54.32752, -5.7222754°19’39” N 5°43’20” W
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Down Cathedral, County Down.
July 22, 2019 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Many relics reside in this medieval Gothic Church which is believed to be the burial site of Saint Patrick. The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity is known as Down Cathedral. It is a place of pilgrimage and prayer. Standing prominently on the Hill of Down, overlooking the ancient and historic town of Downpatrick.
It is an ancient esslestical site with a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity recorded in 12th century. It has suffered from the forces of an earthquake 1245, burned down in 1315 and subsequently rebuilt and destroyed several times. Crosses from the 9th, 10th and 12th centuries are preserved in the Cathedral. The last restoration took place between 1985 to 1987.
Accompanying photos include the Cathedral, the granite grave stone believed to be of St Patrick, the graveyard with the mountains of Mourne as the backdrop, stained glass windows, the large pipe organ and the ancient baptismal font which is a bullaun stone, these are linked to early medieval church sites.Read more
Traveler This is where Damian lived and played cricket in 82. One of the locals named his home Bungaree. I lived out of town on a farm.
7/22/19Reply
Trip One What’s that? Looks like a lump of concrete but maybe a grave?
7/22/19Reply
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Triptriphurra
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- Jul 29, 2022, 9:05pm
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitude: 131 m
- Northern Ireland Newry Mourne and Down Castlewellan 54.256625, -5.97065754°15’24” N 5°58’14” W
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Sheep Dippin in Nordirland
July 29, 2022 in Northern Ireland ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Unser erstes Workaway: Sheep Dippin = ein Wasserbaad mit Chemikalien, in die Schafe getaucht werden, um Parasiten wie Läuse, Milben und Zecken abzutöten
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Traveler sehr nice🌞
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Traveler Toll, was ihr so macht!!! Beneide euch!!! Wo ist Wilma? Sie muss sicher im Auto bleiben....Ganz viel Spaß noch und passt gut auf euch auf. Liebe Grüße von daheim.
7/30/22Reply
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7/30/22Reply
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7/31/22Reply
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Traveler UK 2019
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- May 8, 2019, 9:29pm
- 🌧 8 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Northern Ireland Ards District Strangford 54.36881, -5.5805354°22’8” N 5°34’50” W
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Winterfell and Belfast
May 8, 2019 in Northern Ireland ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Started the day with a huge breakfast, then headed off to Castle Ward, the site of early Winterfell from GOT. Then on to Belfast to visit a dentist so that Kate could have a broken tooth repaired. After the dentist we checked into our Belfast hotel, and Derek got lost trying to find the Carpark in Belfast's one way streets and building works road closures. A bit of shopping in the afternoon, dinner in the hotel and an early night.Read more
Traveler Looks amazing once again. Tooth, ouch!! Ok now? x
5/8/19Reply
Great got photo
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Mi-Ka Nord-Irland
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- May 7, 2019, 3:54pm
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Northern Ireland Newry Mourne and Down Downpatrick 54.336138, -5.72951754°20’10” N 5°43’46” W
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Inch Abbey
May 7, 2019 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Inch Abbey (Insula Curcii; Iniscourcey; irisch Mainistir na hInse, Inis Cumhscraigh) ist eine ehemalige Zisterzienserabtei in Nordirland im Vereinigten Königreich. In Game of Thrones wurde hier Robb Stark zum König des Nordens ausgerufen.Read more
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Triptriphurra
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- Jul 30, 2022, 5:23pm
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 131 m
- Northern Ireland Newry Mourne and Down Castlewellan 54.25666, -5.9706254°15’24” N 5°58’14” W
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Nordirland: Workaway bei Johnny
July 30, 2022 in Northern Ireland ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Unsere Aufgabe war den Zaun und das Gartentor zu bauen, damit der Nachbarshund nicht aufs Grundstück kommt und die Kücken vernascht

Dachdecken mit unserer amerikanischen Workaway Kollegin Heba
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