Monthly Archives: March 2008

Liverpool (Learphol as Gaeilge)

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Tim

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Posted in Catholic, England, History, Ireland, Irish, Irishness, Liverpool, On the ship, Police, Religion, going ashore, graffiti, photos | 3 Comments

The sea is big

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Tim

The sea is big and we are small, we got a fair beating in the North Sea the other day, the wind was cold and from the North and it whipped up the sea, and because we were heading west … Continue reading →

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Good Friday?

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Tim

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Radio free zone

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Tim

One day one of the walkie-talkies stopped working, suddenly and without apparent reason. We opened it up sprayed in electro-clean, changed the battery and changed the antenna, swopped batteries and a few other tricks and still no go. We sent … Continue reading →

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Snow & Irish flag & Whats another year?

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Tim

I don’t know how often the Irish flag gets to see blizzard conditions but today in Sweden it had to share air space with lots of the snowy stuff. The locals gave a few odd glances at the strange flag … Continue reading →

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