Interesting Things Thread

All of West Clare in there.

Fermoy would be a surprising one?

And Kinsale

Would have thought Kinsale a mad one. One of the hottest locations in Cork

I see Rathkeale on the list too. I wonder what the completion rate v houses there was.

Iā€™m not hugely surprised to see Tipp town and Carrick-on-Suir feature

The place is empty in the winter months. Think this year was the first time they were able to field a minor football team in a good while.

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Old industry and British forces are the two main reasons I see

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And isolated places. Caherciveen used to have 100 pubs. Was the trading town and a port. So a man from caherciveen told me anyway.

New Oireland

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ā€˜Upon visiting Longford for the first time shortly afterwards, Mr Gibney apologised for his foolishness and wasting everyoneā€™s timeā€™

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Cool photo, thatā€™s Arnie

Andre the Giant on the right

And Wilt on the left.

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https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1720180772508704871?s=46&t=K27wQ5SlUD1o1nD3wyFPgA

Pyramids were covered in white limestone with solid gold cap

Some were, and polished so they shone like glass. Some ran out of money during construction and had to be downsized and/or reupholstered.

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So the Aliens could see them

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I think itā€™s so they reflected sun so tomb robbing lads couldnā€™t find them.

Cleopatra was born closer to the date of the moon landings than the date the great pyramids were built.

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