shadows

 seen in Donegal, I don't think anyone lived in them.

window view

 

houses

of different colours. 

twin houses

the charity shop is located on the ground floor of the house on the right.  The person who owns the building lets the charity shop use it rent free.  That's very nice considering the price of renting these days. 

house siblings

I like the blue one but I also like the roof windows on the white one.

blue, white and yellow

two houses and a car.

dead end

walked to see where this road went, it ended.

drilling holes

Saw the workers drilling holes in the building.  One worker had a sweatshirt on that says Surefill Insulation so I looked them up.  Their facebook page states:
Surefill Ltd is a family business, established in 2000. We install bonded bead cavity wall and loft insulation to new build and existing private and commercial dwellings.
So I guess they were going to install some insulation.  I never heard or seen this before but found it interesting.

the back view

We passed these houses on our way to community garden.  I liked the view as soon as I saw it.

montgomery terrace

beach road 1

To the left is Beach Road and on the right is Sky Road.   On our first full day here, we walked Beach Road, went to the end and then returned.  It was about 5km (3 miles).  We walked Sky Road the second day.  Beach Road is the starting point for today's photos.

Combined former Methodist chapel and manse, built c.1850.  The building also housed a schoolhouse.  This ornate chapel, with its pointed arched hood mouldings, served a small Wesleyan Methodist community of shopkeepers, policemen and coastguards (1854-1908).  It would be great if this building was renovated.  

no info on this old rusty anchor, like to know the story behind it

This monument is located across from the chapel on Sky Road.  On a sign it reads:  The Celtic cross monument remembers Thomas Whelan, a native of Clifden and member of the Dublin Volunteers.  He was executed in Mountjoy Jail on 14 March 1921 during the War of Independence for the murder in Dublin of a British Officer, despite strong evidence pointing to his innocence.

this is located on the bottom of the monument.

 Royal Nation Lifeboat Station

some of the houses you first see when you begin walking on Beach Road

nice pothole windows

right across the street from the houses

heading out to fish with his best friend

colour wars

Pepto Bismol vs French's mustard!  What an interesting colour combination to be side by side.  There are no winners!

pick a colour

Saw these houses on one of our walks. They are located a few miles from the centre of town.  It is interesting that they are all basically the same except for the colour of their door.   There is a shortage of houses, flats/apartments here in Ireland and it has caused a jump in people being homeless especially in areas around Dublin.  That's where the jobs are and people can't afford the high rent there.   Also, landlords are taking some of  their rentals out of the market and reserving them as holiday homes for higher profits thus adding to the shortage of affordable housing. There is some chatter going on about Airbnb dropping thousands of illegal houses/flats/apts that are being used as holiday rentals.   Maybe they will find a workable solution to the shortage problem.