Tony McGrath. Using signs, advertisements and messages as the inspiration for observation and comment - enlightened and otherwise

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The memorial for the 9 Logan children who all died young. The 6 sons & 3 daughters are individually shown as at the age they were when they died. Their names are carved above each figure. 2 of the girls were called Jean, suggesting the parents reused the name of a deceased child.
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So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year Running over the same old ground What have we found? The same old fears Wish you were here #PinkFloyd
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As we prepare to pause on Remembrance Sunday, I thought people would be interested to see this plaque I found, claiming Castle Street, Farnham in Surrey, is where the first ever two minute silence was observed. – at Lichfield, England
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This random historical/football connection will forever live in my head rent free
50 odd St Gallen fans walking about Bangor this lunchtime 🤔 I thought they were lost or just avoiding Belfast or Larne. Nope, this was the reason 😎#GAWA #northernireland @FCSG_1879 @bangorfc
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Only learnt of hashtag #TinTabernacle recently
That is very true. So many fine / distinctive 20th century buildings lost in recent years, large and (as here) small. Great to see this example bucking the trend!
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Was told some years ago that church in Sallins was of corrugated iron Unaware of any others #TinTabernacle
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And there it is #TinTabernacle
The beautiful 'tin-and-timber' Church of Our Lady & Guardian Angels in Sallins, County Kildare. The centenary of its dedication was celebrated this year.
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The glass house, 1939 #artbots #magritte
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Into the distance, a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back A flight of fancy on a windswept field Standing alone my senses reeled A fatal attraction is holding me fast How can I escape this irresistible grasp? Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I Ice is forming on the tips of my wings Unheeded warnings, I thought, I thought of everything No navigator to find my way home Unladen empty and turned to stone A soul in tension that's learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I Above the planet on a wing and a prayer My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air Across the clouds I see my shadow fly Out of the corner of my watering eye A dream unthreatened by the morning light Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, a state of bliss Can't keep my mind from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I #PinkFloyd
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The grass was greener The light was brighter The taste was sweeter The nights of wonder With friends surrounded The dawn mist glowing The water flowing The endless river Forever and ever #PinkFloyd
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A Tailor’s soul ascends to heaven, leaving behind his Scissors & his Iron. The hourglass lies on its side to show us that his lifetime has stopped, whilst the bones show us that his mortal remains rest in the earth. All of Life, Death & New Life are here.
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Immediate initial thought is that I preferred The Undertaking - Thomas Lynch What Remains - Rupert Callender Time rattling around the brain will determine the final ranking
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And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, In September or October, when the wind And the light are working off each other So that the ocean on one side is wild
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Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's sixth studio album Meddle, which includes the 23-minute long epic Echoes, one of the most prominent songs in the band’s discography.
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 29– Scrollwork Headstone by #SeamusMurphy at St Finnbarr's #Cork to P. J. Hegarty
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#31DaysOfGraves Day 31 and last - Skull Have looked through my photos and best I can get is a skull connected to rest of body - skeletons at Kilmurray, #Limerick Many thanks to @annaandthedead - that month went fast
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On the penultimate night of the Pink Floyd shows that concluded their 1994 tour, Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - and the person who came up with the title for The Division Bell album - appropriately celebrated his 42nd birthday by appearing with the band to play acoustic guitar during the concert...
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