Interesting Things Thread

The Nephin Wilderness is reputed to be the only part of the country where you can’t see an L-shaped bungalow and/or a Centra, it’s been on my list to get up there for a while and check it out.

Now that they’ve elimated the virus hopefully they can move the country back from the absolute middle of nowhere as well.

The Bristol channel can be updated now to show one person in residence

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Map porn

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Galway and Cuba inextricably linked

Nogra and Colombia two wild societies

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Turns out the next parish over from DĂșn Chaoin is Paramaribo rather than New York.

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They’re trying to put in as many wind farms as possible in the red areas of Donegal.

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1927 Hollywood - California locations map

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Church of Scotland ppl sometimes only receive communion once in their lifetime - 4 antiques roadshow discussing communion tokens

US elevation map

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Is this true i can’t even remember what our signs look like

I’d be surprised if there was that kind of consistency. I’d say it would be left up to the sign-maker himself as to what looked nice.

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The real joy in Irish motorway signage is how we use both Transport and Motorway typefaces on the one route reference for non motorway roads when referenced from a motorway. A lovely little quirk of our signage.

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There’s more fascinating detail on this topic at the below page. You can even read the biographies of the people who invented the typefaces if you’re planning a real wild night of it.

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