championship weekend

The 2025 Ulster Senior GAA  Gaelic Football Championship Final between Armagh v Donegal is this Saturday in Clones.  The car parked in front is decorated with a copy of the Donegal flag and colours.  On the right is a converted horse trailer that sells coffee, tea, cocoa and baked goods.  The open van door further down is a mobile barbershop that comes every Thursday.  The big building in the back is the school

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crossing sign powered by a solar panel

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 now there is a smart dog

these last two  signs are from Belfast

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the name reminds me of when my dad took me to Louie the barber to get my haircut.   Even if we were the only two people in his shop,  he would still ask, OK, who’s next even though my dad didn't need his hair cut.  :)

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scruffy duffys barbershop

seen in Carndonagh, Co. Donegal

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barbershop

Growing up, the barbershop I went to had its pole mounted on the side of the building where the shop was.  It was red, white and blue.  Here it is red and white, I haven't seen many of these but now I am curious and will keep an eye out for them to see if they are different.  I never knew what the colors represented so I did a search and found this

The red and white pole outside barber shops references a time when barbers were expected to perform bloodletting and other medical procedures to heal the sick; red represented blood and white represented bandages.  If you want to read more click here