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<\/a>Thatched roof being repaired, near Lismore, Ireland<\/p><\/div>I saw a man repairing a thatched roof. I stopped to ask him about it. If I understood him, he was adding to the decorative part at the top of the roof to make the roof last longer. But, I may have got that wrong.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Thatched Roof on Unnamed Road that parallels R668 near Lismore on the Knockmealdown Mountains<\/p><\/div>There are a lot of thatched roofs. This one does not have that decorative bit.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Unnamed Road that parallels R668 near Lismore<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a>Unnamed Road that parallels R668 near Lismore<\/p><\/div>The narrow road ran through fields up the mountain, with the fragrance of gorse everywhere.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Farm on the Knockmealdown Mountains, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a>Farm on the Knockmealdown Mountains, Ireland<\/p><\/div>There were working farms with buildings that looked like they had been there centuries.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Abandoned House, Knockmealdown Mountains, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
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Large Violets around Abandoned House, Knockmealdown Mountains, Ireland<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a>Abandoned House, Knockmealdown Mountains, Ireland<\/p><\/div>There are a lot of abandoned houses in Ireland. There were little violets all around this one.<\/p>\n
<\/a>People take walking seriously in Ireland<\/p><\/div>People take walking seriously. They walk with poles like ski poles. I am guessing this would be good exercise.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Sheep on Unnamed Road that parallels R668 near Lismore on the Knockmealdown Mountains<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a>Sheep on Unnamed Road that parallels R668 near Lismore on the Knockmealdown Mountains<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a>Sheep on Unnamed Road that parallels R668 near Lismore on the Knockmealdown Mountains<\/p><\/div>There were all of these sheep just milling around. I stopped to get a photo of them.<\/p>\n
When I stopped, they all came running.<\/p>\n