Originally posted on Ed Mooney Photography:
The Coill Ghabhainn or Kilgowan Standing Stone which takes its name from the locality in which it resides, is one of several such Long stones that can be found scattered about the Kildare landscape.…
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Coill Ghabhainn Standing Stone
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The historical truth behind Ragnar Lothbrok
Originally posted on Christy Jackson Nicholas, Author and Artist:
An excellent article on History vs. TV from TheDockyards.com While it is without doubt that Ragnar Lothrok is a Norse legendary hero, being mentioned in various sagas and several poems in Old…
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Stunning Isolation – Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Up along the northwest coast of Scotland, a small group of islands hug the coast. In total, these are called the Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides consist of the Isles of Lewis and Harris (really one island), North Uist, Benbecula, South…
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, architecture, art, celtic, coast, coastline, guide, history, norse, photography, scotland, scottish, standing stone, stone, tourism, travel, traveling, viking
Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Small Business Saturday is here!
It’s Small Business Saturday! Come check out my jewelry at Handmade at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/handmade/Green-Dragon-Artist… Or, if you prefer my photography, I have lots I’ve taken in Scotland, England, and Ireland on http://www.greendragonartist.com. For Iceland photos, see my blog post here. Email me for…
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, architecture, art, author, blogging, book, celtic, christmas, fantasy, gifts, history, holiday, iceland, ireland, irish, jewelry, magic, pagan, photography, scotland, scottish, shopping, Small Business Saturday, travel, wicca, writing
Posted in Art, History, Jewelry, Photography, Travel, Writing
Posted in Art, History, Jewelry, Photography, Travel, Writing
The Wild and Wonderful County Donegal, Ireland
I am unapologetically stealing the motto from West Virginia to describe County Donegal in Ireland. Yes, they have their own motto, which is “Up here, it’s different.” This motto applies just as well, but it doesn’t convey the sheer lonely…
Tagged with: ancient, archealogy, ardara, author, blogging, celtic, donegal, famine, historical, history, ireland, irish, photography, potato, travel, traveling
Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Photography, Travel, Writing
Handmade at Amazon shop is LIVE!
Originally posted on Christy Jackson Nicholas, Author and Artist:
I’ve set up a Handmade at Amazon shop, and am adding new jewelry every day. Please, come check it out! ? http://www.amazon.com/handmade/Green-Dragon-Artist?ref=hnd_dp_smp ? Some recent additions: ? ********* Don’t miss information…
Handmade at Amazon shop is LIVE!
I’ve set up a Handmade at Amazon shop, and am adding new jewelry every day. Please, come check it out! http://www.amazon.com/handmade/Green-Dragon-Artist?ref=hnd_dp_smp Some recent additions: ********* Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical…
The Thing All Women Do That You Don’t Know About
Originally posted on Drifting Through:
image: Shutterstock There’s this thing that happens whenever I speak about or write about women’s issues. Things like dress codes, rape culture and sexism. I get the comments: Aren’t there more important things to worry…
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Horses in Ireland and Iceland
Because, who doesn’t love horses? These are all photos I’ve taken over the course of my travels to Ireland, Northern Ireland and Iceland. (And yes, I sell my photos! See http://www.greendragonartist.com for details) Ireland and Northern Ireland Iceland …
Tagged with: animal, celtic, equine, farm, horse, horses, ireland, irish, northern ireland, photography, riding, travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
I am grateful…
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. – Henry David Thoreau This is November, the month of Thanksgiving for Americans. But why should we only have one month to give thanks? We should…
Tagged with: america, american, holiday, photography, pink, rose, thank, thankful, thanksgiving, thoreau, united states, us
Posted in Photography, Writing
Posted in Photography, Writing
