For nearly 190 years an all-weather lifeboat has launched into Dublin Bay from Howth and the crews have been honoured with 20 awards for gallantry.
SATURDAY 19 AUGUST
For nearly 190 years an all-weather lifeboat has launched into Dublin Bay from Howth and the crews have been honoured with 20 awards for gallantry.
Today the station operates both a Trent class lifeboat and an inshore D class lifeboat.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom,…
“there are several reasons why the horror genre declined – in both quality and popularity – at the tail end of the 1930s & into the 40s. firstly, the narrative conventions became so well established that they appeared formulaic and predictable, especially when the same-old same-old monsters were put into rotation time and time again. then, political strife curtailed a lot of european filmmaking. thirdly, movies with supernatural, violent, science fiction or fantasy elements became a target for literal-minded censors, who were concerned that the masses might believe or, still worse, imitate the horrors they witnessed on the silver screen.”
My auntie keeps Golden Guernsey goats on our island, like many of our local unique breeds of livestock they nearly went extinct in the starving during ww2 occupation surviving by only one smuggled flock. They're super friendly and energetic and their colouration might be of interest :eyes:
imagine during the third book where percy gets his final recommendation letter. he is approached by a god or goddess who asks him to reconcile past relationships. because to move forward, you can't let the things of the past hold you back. so percy gets closure with the side characters from the pjo og series. clarisse, nico, thalia, and rachel. and it just gets progressively more intimate until he has to confront one final person: the ghost of luke castellan.
thelodge_at_glenhelen: How cool it was to have a pair of Britain’s favourite celebrity YouTubers here at the Lodge this morning. The staff were starstruck 🤩 They loved the food and have promised to come again. @amazingphil @danielhowell @hol_macrae @kyle_r_porter
Joey Dunlop sculpture at Bungalow Bend, TT Course, Isle of Man.
Joey Dunlop 1952-2000. "King of the Mountain" 26 times TT winner. This statue has been donated to the Isle of Man to honour Joey and to respect the connection between Ballymoney and the Isle of Man. (Unveiled in June 2002)