09 March, 2022

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 the royal mail building in Belfast


Belfast Maritime Trail 


the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland at Pettigo.
Pettigo in Co Donegal is the only village on the island of Ireland to be divided by the international boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The section of Pettigo that was created by partition 100 years ago on the Fermanagh side of the border is officially named Tullyhommon.


linking to Tom's signs2

34 comments:

  1. Thank you for the tour. Wilson Benson's voyage certainly sounded frightful... he did survive trip.

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  2. And history kinda again repeats itself, just elsewhere.
    But really...
    "Myself and my wife..."?!
    There is a German (?) saying, "me, donkey, first", suggesting it is very impolite to put yourself first, it should read "My wife and me/I"...
    Sorry, the old "tester" comes through.

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  3. There are signs everywhere. Thanx for the photos, Bill.

    God bless.

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  4. Nice signs and that family may be glad to tell that story.

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  5. To think that sectarianism is alive and well in Ireland today boggles the mind.

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  6. Great selection of signs. Take care, have a great day!

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  7. ...Bill, you have some interesting signs today. Divided cities are common, I know of a few along the US/Canadian border. Thanks for sharing, take care and stay well.

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  8. Myself and my wife...that's really self-centered. Don't you have to say my wife and I..?

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  9. Thanks for taking us on this historic visit. Such an interesting quote.

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  10. The maritime sign is especially sobering.

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  11. There's a divided city with a provincial border running through it. Hence some laws of Alberta apply in Saskatchewan and vice versa.

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  12. That quote for the ship was interesting. Quebec has a town that has an international border with the States.

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  13. I'm glad I wasn't on that voyage with them.

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  14. I find the last two interesting!

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  15. Good ones Bill. I want to hear more about ole Wilson.

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  16. That mail building is huge. I love the sign with the story about sailing to Quebec. That must have been terrifying.

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  17. A lot of mail must go through that first building and so I wondered if this is the Royal Mail headquarters (if there is such a place). Glad the couple survived that crossing.

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  18. How odd he should have posted a review of his sea voyage on a sign like this. You found some other good signs. Have a great day.

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  19. I can only imagine what those trans Atlantic voyages were like back in the day.

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  20. Thanks for sharing these signs.

    All the best Jan

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  21. I think it's a multi-storey factory. Since the stairs inside are visible, I guess it's all for production:)

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  22. I wouldn't want to have to wash all those windows. :)
    Good collection of signs today.

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  23. Oh! Thank you for this bit of history -- I knew a tiny bit about the troubles" but it was very interesting to think about this divided town. I guess borders have to be somewhere, but to imagine being on one side of the street here and on the other side there! That's amazing. Thanks for sharing.
    .. and, ooof, those sea voyages way back then....

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  24. Belfast has a history. I pray for peace.

    I like your new top mountain.

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  25. Me gusto el primer cartel . Te mando un beso.

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  26. Interesting signs. Lovely header!

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  27. Love the first sign. My great great grandmother travelled by herself from Monaghan to Wellington in the 1860s in 3rd class steerage, people were so brave to move to another country.

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  28. First of all, I congratulate you on the photo of the panel. Is very beautiful. Donegal has rare landscapes ...
    As for the signs, the second one is reflective! You can imagine how difficult the journeys of the IXX century were.
    Pettigo must have an impressive history...
    Sorry I'm late. Yesterday I had a slight headache, no desire for the PC. Have a nice Thursday, Bill.
    ~~~~~~

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  29. Mais uma belíssima coleção de sinais! Gosto particularmente do relato que o segundo nos oferece...
    Um grande abraço!
    Ana

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