We were too busy building decking to look after it.

Taken on June 1 by Poache, of this parish.

Built in 1735. Home of the famous Christmas Raid The fort is in the south-eastern part of the park, close by a wooded ridge. It’s mentioned in a jingle by Jonathan Swift:

“Now’s here’s a proof of Irish sense
Here Irish wit is seen
When nothing’s left that’s worth defence,
We build a Magazine.”

And, according to AbandonedIreland.ie:

During the Easter Rising, “thirty members of the Irish Volunteers and Fianna Eireann captured the Magazine Fort. They took guns and withdrew, after setting fires to blow up the magazine’s ordinance; but the fuses burned out before reaching the ammunition and little damage was caused.”

Those volunteers should be happy now.

This is a drawing of Captain Jack Sparrow by German artist, Dignity13.

He drew this. With coloured pencils.

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“This weekend we will be gigging at the Kilkenny cats laughs (Friday, on yokes), Ballybunion (2 shows, Saturday, not on yokes but hash) then flying to Monaghan in a helicopter on Sunday to play Flatlakes festival (On yokes).

Rubberbandits on Facebook.

Photographed launching Limerick’s Pig ‘n’ Porter Festival (July 15-17).

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

Thanks Emily O’Callaghan

Taken yesterday in the ‘Water’s Edge’ garden at the Bloom show in the Phoenix Park.

From left, Micheal Martin, ‘Waters Edge’ designer Oliver Schurmann and Gary Graham, Bloom boss.

If the Celtic Tiger miracle had continued we would all have one of these.

Damn you, Lehman Brothers!

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

It’s literally ‘alive inside’

CGI artist’s impression

Did you know a 6-year study showed that people over 55 with low vitamin D levels are 60% more likely to suffer from substantial cognitive decline than those with adequate levels of the nutrients.

Jus’ sayin’.

Archives of Internal Medicine

Meanwhile, here’s how things looked from space at 9am today. What? No clouds:

Three Day Forecast (Met Eireann)

This man runs Guinness.

Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh.

Asked on the BBC R4  ‘Today’ show this morning to justify his salary of SIX MILLION Pounds Sterling last year, he said:

“Some people would say I am not paid enough.”

These people may or may not include the staff about to lose their jobs in Dublin.

Bodger has already switched to Murphy’s.

About two hours ago.