tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post3629603149328870398..comments2023-08-04T21:25:23.543+01:00Comments on A Heron's View: A Westmeath LoughA Heron's Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-91195418960354286412016-07-28T16:45:55.440+01:002016-07-28T16:45:55.440+01:00Hiya Fran !
The majority of water lilies on lakes...Hiya Fran ! <br />The majority of water lilies on lakes and rivers are yellow over here.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-11189576023455774872016-07-28T16:42:21.496+01:002016-07-28T16:42:21.496+01:00It looks beautiful, I don't think I have seen ...It looks beautiful, I don't think I have seen yellow water lilies before xxxFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-78576472182884323472016-07-17T05:30:24.802+01:002016-07-17T05:30:24.802+01:00Thank you very much indeed for your observations F...Thank you very much indeed for your observations FT xxA Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-51324539052618405052016-07-16T23:24:01.384+01:002016-07-16T23:24:01.384+01:00The Lough is indeed misty and magical, the story r...The Lough is indeed misty and magical, the story reminds me of HC Andersens story about the twelve swanprinces. Amazing really how some issues actually are spread throughout the world, woven into the shape of fairytale but often with centuries between them. One issue or theme, is the evil stepmother, another f.i the flood. Such wonderful pictures, and names beyond comparison.Even the picture of the Heron fiddling, was rather sweet, don't you think?? Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-15366463757880753342016-07-16T05:58:28.644+01:002016-07-16T05:58:28.644+01:00Thank you for commenting by sharing your news of y...Thank you for commenting by sharing your news of your family and personal experiences Grace.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-19210057535950857212016-07-16T01:42:27.740+01:002016-07-16T01:42:27.740+01:00My great- grandfather almost bought a farm on the ...My great- grandfather almost bought a farm on the lake and my other cousins live there instead now. Beautiful place so full of mystic and perhaps sorrow too. Always had me spell bound as a child. I visited there on a trip home two years ago and love the road rolling down to the lake. <br />XAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463828030831349416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-74580326808460159702016-07-15T16:09:13.126+01:002016-07-15T16:09:13.126+01:00Thank you Graham, I concur with your comments.Thank you Graham, I concur with your comments.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-51766424651030197592016-07-15T15:30:14.628+01:002016-07-15T15:30:14.628+01:00Ah folk law and folk tales. Though few of ours (in...Ah folk law and folk tales. Though few of ours (in Gaeldom) can compare in their imagination with those of Maori. The statues are quite grotesque: there are few things more graceful than a swan.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-45258318129110886102016-07-13T12:57:38.071+01:002016-07-13T12:57:38.071+01:00Thank you kindly Sir Thank you kindly Sir A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-49945523080306877712016-07-13T12:52:53.758+01:002016-07-13T12:52:53.758+01:00Beautiful pictures, as always. And amazing sights....Beautiful pictures, as always. And amazing sights.... also as always!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-74138295876638272132016-07-12T17:43:33.727+01:002016-07-12T17:43:33.727+01:00Thank you for the comments Teresa. There are some ...Thank you for the comments Teresa. There are some stunning statues of the Children of Lír to be found in Ireland, unfortunately the Castlepollard representation is not one of them and sad to think that someone was paid for that trash.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-5068004868965426002016-07-12T16:48:17.197+01:002016-07-12T16:48:17.197+01:00Lovely pictures, but I agree the statue is grotesq...Lovely pictures, but I agree the statue is grotesque. The tale of the Children of Lir sounds familiar to me and very sad. The yellow water lilies are so cheerful :-) xxTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-63898197422974883422016-07-12T03:26:32.000+01:002016-07-12T03:26:32.000+01:00Ah' well you have now Dora, so live and learn ...Ah' well you have now Dora, so live and learn :-)A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-40276191606071764032016-07-12T00:25:56.492+01:002016-07-12T00:25:56.492+01:00Never heard of Children of Lír, and your photo are...Never heard of Children of Lír, and your photo are quite pretty.<br />Coffee is onpeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-46634519834080989802016-07-11T21:24:24.777+01:002016-07-11T21:24:24.777+01:00Well yes I suppose it is Simon however, they are I...Well yes I suppose it is Simon however, they are Irish swans and in some accounts they live for 900 years :-)A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-73663321187535671972016-07-11T21:19:00.470+01:002016-07-11T21:19:00.470+01:00700 years is a god innings for a swan700 years is a god innings for a swanSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-8816474513484236772016-07-11T20:41:11.073+01:002016-07-11T20:41:11.073+01:00Thanks for the comment Joanne. The brown object is...Thanks for the comment Joanne. The brown object is indeed a bell with a cross on it, which I think supposedly represents 'Christian Missionary Saint Mochaomhóg'. A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-82916876119271019132016-07-11T20:34:30.951+01:002016-07-11T20:34:30.951+01:00It indeed is grotesque. What signifies the bell, i...It indeed is grotesque. What signifies the bell, if that brown object is a bell.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-47171360388718037412016-07-11T20:18:06.842+01:002016-07-11T20:18:06.842+01:00Hello Jack thank you for the comments.
I stood bac...Hello Jack thank you for the comments.<br />I stood back and watched them trolley launch the boat, thinking to myself 'not sure about these people' and immediately noticed that nobody had a life preserver. They were too impatient and did not allow the engine to warm up first, so it kept stalling - which is why they were in the reeds :-) <br /><br />A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-87437748938445200362016-07-11T19:56:50.725+01:002016-07-11T19:56:50.725+01:00Very atmospheric, the waters, and hills, lends its...Very atmospheric, the waters, and hills, lends itself to the story, although a good ending even though the Christians win again...kind of amusing to see the powerboat stuck, looks an awful like Manitoba in the summer boating season...! Nice pics.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-56970055313865993282016-07-11T19:34:29.950+01:002016-07-11T19:34:29.950+01:00Yes, John the majority of the tales are sorrowful ...Yes, John the majority of the tales are sorrowful and so are most of songs too !<br />I actually think that bronze metal used in the statue is of higher value than what it depicts.<br /><br /><br />A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-63691208824504284942016-07-11T19:26:20.162+01:002016-07-11T19:26:20.162+01:00Is it just me but are all tales or yore tinged wit...Is it just me but are all tales or yore tinged with sorrow? The statue is indeed grotesque and not befitting the tale. <br />Pictures of the countryside show a beautiful land there my good man. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-23894391387748557532016-07-11T18:54:17.955+01:002016-07-11T18:54:17.955+01:00Thank you Pat. Yes, to learn all of Ireland's ...Thank you Pat. Yes, to learn all of Ireland's mythology and folk tales would take a lifetime of study.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-54969573797399143532016-07-11T18:50:22.421+01:002016-07-11T18:50:22.421+01:00Heron - such beautiful scenery - and i agree with ...Heron - such beautiful scenery - and i agree with you that the reflection of those water lilies is absolutely beautiful. Ireland has so much folklore doesn't it?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-90073549751164886582016-07-11T18:38:46.036+01:002016-07-11T18:38:46.036+01:00Thank you for your appreciation Sue.Thank you for your appreciation Sue.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.com