Category Archives: Religion

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

Good Friday?

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Tim

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Posted in Catholic, North Sea, On the ship, Religion | 6 Comments

Michiel de Ruyter

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Tim

The Netherlands is an interesting place and there is a lot more to it than Tulips from Amsterdam and Heineken beer. This year is the 400th anniversary of the birth of one of the great heroes of the Netherlands and … Continue reading →

Posted in Admirals, History, Netherlands, On the ship, Politics, Religion, history of the netherlands, naval heroes | 4 Comments