Posted by bollinsl on October 28, 2008
Knowth
Drove from Heuston Station to Brú no Bóinne, via the Dublin Port Tunnel, under the 14,000 marathon runners… and onto the M1. Still managed to get lost.
Facinating site, Who were those people, and what does it all mean?
Excellent guides.
Nice lunch in the visitors center.
Knowth Stone
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Posted by bollinsl on October 26, 2008
GNR Bus
This Great Northern Railways bus had the unique distinction of being the only international double decker bus when it ran between Dundalk and Newry in the 1950s.
The bus was on display at Dundalk railway station for the steam excursions from Belfast and Dublin, and is maintained by hte Transport Museum in Howth, Dublin.
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Posted by bollinsl on October 26, 2008
Locomotive No. 186 was transferred from Belfast to Dublin on 28 September 2008, while No. 4 went from Dublin to Belfast.
No. 186 was built in 1879 by Sharp, Stewart & Co., Atlas Works, Manchester for the Great Southern and Western Railway. She was withdrawn in 1964.
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Posted by bollinsl on October 20, 2008
A new broadband Flash Webcasting service is now available on the Houses of the Oireachtas Web site.
This is in addition to the Oireachtas Live Windows Media Player, MPEG2 and MPEG4 services already available.
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