Sue Vincent's Blog: Echoes of Life, page 14
October 1, 2022
Unexpected gems
And day four to finish – *** The final day of my friend’s visit dawned grey and cold. In spite of another late night we were up about dawn and a couple of coffees later we were out again. I … Continue reading →
September 30, 2022
Giant’s Ring…
County Down, Friday, 17th June, 2022… *** *** No one views the biblical story of David and Goliath with anything other than complete veracity. *** *** Yet the biblical time frame is nothing if not sketchy… Continue reading at France&Vincent
September 29, 2022
The ancient land…
May as well do day two, then – *** An evening spent over good food and wine and deep conversation is not conducive to early mornings. Nevertheless, in spite of the 3am bedtime, I was up early to find my … Continue reading →
September 28, 2022
The Twins of Macha…
County Armagh, Friday, 17th June 2022… *** *** For one of the most important sites in the country there was not very much to see. * It was also raining quite heavily so any shots taken were infested with rain-drops … Continue reading →
September 27, 2022
Continuity
… And day one – *** I collected my friend from the station about 25 miles from my home, and we took a slight detour via a tiny, ancient village. Little Missenden is utterly beautiful. A mixture of periods and … Continue reading →
September 26, 2022
Ghoul in the Crown?…
County Armagh, Thursday 16th June 2022… *** *** Notwithstanding such spectral speculations… *** *** All this does raise questions… Continue reading at France&Vincent
September 25, 2022
Flying kites…
The original post from 22nd March, 2013 in which Sue describes day three of our adventures in what was to become the story of, The Initiate… I woke yesterday to two lines in my inbox that brought a sense of … Continue reading →
September 24, 2022
The King’s Ring…
County Armagh, Thursday, 16th June 2022… *** *** Although not at all easy to pick… *** *** The stones of Clontygora… *** *** Comprise yet another court-cairn… Continue reading at France&Vincent
September 23, 2022
‘Going Underground’…
County Down, Thursday 16th June, 2022… *** *** The information board cannot be relied upon to furnish accurate information but they can offer, if not a landing strip then at least, a spring board on to better things. *** *** … Continue reading →
September 22, 2022
Wateresk Dolmen…
County Down, Thursday, 16th June, 2022… *** *** Certainly, such huge stones look difficult to move from place to place… Continue reading at France&Vincent
