outside the library. The library used to be a church.
Magheroarty Pier, co. Donegal. This where you catch the ferry to Tory Island.
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
20 November, 2023
11 October, 2023
signs2
a digital sign at the library informing kids where to seek help if they need it.
choose the direction you wish to go for biking, hiking or parking
the Gaeltacht Way (brown sign translated)
tea shop
linking to Tom's signs2
04 October, 2023
20 July, 2023
28 June, 2023
signs2
the sculpture of books are the sign to let you know you reached the Ballinrobe library.
linking to Tom's signs
25 January, 2023
06 October, 2021
20 September, 2021
walking
to the library. A tight fit for this truck coming down the road, it was the only vehicle we saw. I was surprised to see it but maybe he was lost. A view of Mt. Errigal.
08 September, 2021
local library
Finally settled in our new place and now it's back to blogland. :) This is our new local library, it is on the ground floor. gteic @Gaoth Dobhair is a network of 30 innovation & digital hubs in locations throughout Ireland’s Gaeltacht areas. Gaoth Dobhair is the Irish for Gweedore. Irish is spoken in this area by just about everyone. The library is all in Irish so it will be a challenge to learn how to pronounce the words we see. When we asked questions, the librarian switched to English so we could understand. :) The people here are very friendly and helpful.
20 May, 2021
library
our local library opened up yesterday for the first time in over a year, It was strange to be inside walking around and browsing again but we did find some books to take home with us. The library is housed in the old Church of Ireland building along with the tourist information centre and a cafe both of which will reopen soon.
27 April, 2020
monday mural
found these two mosaic muralish above a door in the local library back in February.
to see more murals from around the globe, click here
to see more murals from around the globe, click here
31 July, 2019
summer star
the local library's summer reading adventure for kids.
to see other signs from around the globe, click here
to see other signs from around the globe, click here
12 May, 2018
Saturday's Critters
Ballinrobe library entrance door. The little guy is waiting for his person.
linking to Saturday's Critters
linking to Saturday's Critters
29 January, 2018
Ballinrobe Public Library 3
This is the story that Mary, our local librarian in Ballinrobe, told us how the library moved in to the converted church.
The library moved into their current location about 17 years ago, all because of a library patron named Dorothy, who had a dog friend named Coco.
Dorothy was "Church of Ireland" member and she was increasingly disturbed by the sorry state of the unused church. She was also a book lover and frequent visitor to the library. One day she approached Mary and asked if the county council might be able to use the old church building as a library. Mary said to talk to the council about it. Dorothy did and in the end, Church of Ireland leased it to the Mayo County Council for 1 cent.
It needed some restoration work, not least on the stained glass window, which was sent to Dublin piece by piece and cleaned at a cost of 70,000 pounds (this was just before the euro, I guess).
Dorothy, the woman that set the move in motion, continued to use the library a lot. She always came in with Coco and Coco was the only dog allowed in the library. Once, when Mary was away on holiday, her sub told Dorothy that the dog was not allowed in the library and Coco had to be tied up outside. Dorothy was not happy and I'm guessing that Coco wasn't, either! When Mary returned, she said, "Don't ever do that again! Do you know whose dog that is?" Coco was never banished again!
When it became difficult for Dorothy to get into town, Mary would pick her up on her lunch hour and bring Dorothy to town to do her shopping and pick up her library books. When Dorothy was unable to get to the library, Mary brought her books to her. Dorothy was found passed away in her bed with an open library book in her hand and Coco at the end of her bed. Coco died two days later.
This story was first published by Shari, my wife, back in 2014.
Shari blogging at the library
The previous library before the church was converted. As you can see, it was very small.
The library moved into their current location about 17 years ago, all because of a library patron named Dorothy, who had a dog friend named Coco.
Dorothy was "Church of Ireland" member and she was increasingly disturbed by the sorry state of the unused church. She was also a book lover and frequent visitor to the library. One day she approached Mary and asked if the county council might be able to use the old church building as a library. Mary said to talk to the council about it. Dorothy did and in the end, Church of Ireland leased it to the Mayo County Council for 1 cent.
It needed some restoration work, not least on the stained glass window, which was sent to Dublin piece by piece and cleaned at a cost of 70,000 pounds (this was just before the euro, I guess).
Dorothy, the woman that set the move in motion, continued to use the library a lot. She always came in with Coco and Coco was the only dog allowed in the library. Once, when Mary was away on holiday, her sub told Dorothy that the dog was not allowed in the library and Coco had to be tied up outside. Dorothy was not happy and I'm guessing that Coco wasn't, either! When Mary returned, she said, "Don't ever do that again! Do you know whose dog that is?" Coco was never banished again!
When it became difficult for Dorothy to get into town, Mary would pick her up on her lunch hour and bring Dorothy to town to do her shopping and pick up her library books. When Dorothy was unable to get to the library, Mary brought her books to her. Dorothy was found passed away in her bed with an open library book in her hand and Coco at the end of her bed. Coco died two days later.
This story was first published by Shari, my wife, back in 2014.
Shari blogging at the library
28 January, 2018
Ballinrobe Public Library 2
Ballinrobe Library was converted from St. Mary's Church, an 18th century
Church of Ireland church which was in very poor condition. The building was carefully restored in 1996. The library is accessed
through an archway on the Main Street.
Medieval Irish Churches, were frequently converted to suit the practices of the new Protestant religious requirements, and had been built usually of roughly coursed limestone. Few of the Church of Ireland denominations places of worship retain their original features especially, the seventeenth or eighteenth century physical arrangements of Churches as is the case with St. Mary's.
Photos taken - 2014
Info courtesy of Historical Ballinrobe
The current architectural style of the St. Mary’s Church is typical of the early 19th century ‘Board of First Fruits’ Church which was used as a term describe an architectural style. This re-introduction gothic elements of architecture and decoration in the late 18th and early 19th century in Ireland. They were a result of the British Government funded, and Church of Ireland controlled Board, which made grants and loans available for the repair or building of Churches and Glebe Houses.
St. Mary's was a simple oblong, gable-ended structure and was probably converted for use by the Established Church sometime between 1660 and 1780. Many refurbishments and alterations took place over the centuries with the removal of the box pews c. 1860 and the triple tier pulpit.
There was a steeple erected on a tower around 1815 which lasted only 9 years and must have sustained serious damage, perhaps from a great storm before its permanent removal.
Medieval Irish Churches, were frequently converted to suit the practices of the new Protestant religious requirements, and had been built usually of roughly coursed limestone. Few of the Church of Ireland denominations places of worship retain their original features especially, the seventeenth or eighteenth century physical arrangements of Churches as is the case with St. Mary's.
Photos taken - 2014
Info courtesy of Historical Ballinrobe
The current architectural style of the St. Mary’s Church is typical of the early 19th century ‘Board of First Fruits’ Church which was used as a term describe an architectural style. This re-introduction gothic elements of architecture and decoration in the late 18th and early 19th century in Ireland. They were a result of the British Government funded, and Church of Ireland controlled Board, which made grants and loans available for the repair or building of Churches and Glebe Houses.
St. Mary's was a simple oblong, gable-ended structure and was probably converted for use by the Established Church sometime between 1660 and 1780. Many refurbishments and alterations took place over the centuries with the removal of the box pews c. 1860 and the triple tier pulpit.
There was a steeple erected on a tower around 1815 which lasted only 9 years and must have sustained serious damage, perhaps from a great storm before its permanent removal.
16 December, 2016
01 September, 2016
CDP September Theme - Library
This is the Moville Library. As you can see, it's not very big. When we moved to Moville, this is where we got access to the internet. We used their computers because there was no WiFi but now they do have it. Locals, students and tourists are frequent visitors to the library. They also have the newspapers on a table when you come in so you can read them. I love this little library!
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25 August, 2016
looking up
Heading home last night from the library, I happened to look up at the sky and this is the what I saw.
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