#portballintrae

[saintsenara]

the three sisters bellatrix black & andromeda black & narcissa black gen | 7k words

but cygnus merely laughed. ‘i have no need of a gift from you, my lord. i have three priceless jewels waiting for me in my house. they are my three daughters, and they are already the most beautiful women in the land. and they shall grow up to be rich and powerful, and their vaults will overflow with gold.’

once upon a time, there were three sisters. and death.

this piece was written for @womenofthehouseofblack, [you can find the other fics in the collection here].

it was the result of an extremely exciting prompt by @broomsticks on the relationship between the black sisters and the deathly hallows, which, naturally, inspired the part of me which loves a good fairytale. [the three sisters is the latest in cautionary tales for young witches, my series of folktale and fairytale retellings in the harry potter universe.]

author's notes under the cut

the idea of the black sisters as the equivalent of the three brothers from the tales of beedle the bard makes perfect sense to me. they map perfectly onto the brothers of the story: bellatrix, the warrior, who would wish for an unbeatable wand; andromeda, the wanderer, whose loved ones are taken from her and would wish for a way of getting them back; narcissa, the dreamer, who wishes to protect her family from harm.

and, lurking over everything, lord voldemort as death.

this piece has much in common with two others i've written for this fest - nor all that glisters gold and other women and of purer blood [author's notes here and here] - not least in the characterisations of the three girls, with bellatrix chafing against gendered expectations, andromeda being brave and cheeky and striking out on her own, and narcissa finding herself under pressure to conform all the more when her sisters refuse to.

but also in the description of the blacks' house, with its garden full of elders [unlucky], hawthorns [a harbinger of death], and guelder roses [which line the bridge which connects the living and the dead]. the house is - in fact - a reference to a real place: dunluce castle [which is indeed on the road between portballintrae and portrush] in county antrim. the castle, which hangs right on the edge of the sea, looks like a ruin to muggles, but that's just due to its clever enchantments...

[fotoflingscotland]

Dunluce Castle by FotoFling Scotland Via Flickr: Dunluce Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacDonnell. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. The castle is surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side, which may have been an important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood.

[westeroswisdom]

An updated list of Game of Thrones filming locations in Ireland – Northern Ireland to be specific.

Most of them are quite familiar such as Castle Ward (Winterfell) and The Dark Hedges. But there are some locales I hadn't known about.

The coolest of those is Dunluce Castle which served, with some help from CGI, as the Seat of House Greyjoy at Pyke. It's on the coast, just a bit west of Portballintrae. Your imagination will have to fill in the foot bridge connecting to an annex on top of another rock formation.

^^^ It's actually a ruin, but Pyke Castle looks sort of weathered anyway. Dunluce Castle probably looks more Greyjoy-ish just after sunset or just before sunrise.

[petnews2day]

Co Antrim couple that has fostered 16 dogs in five years encourages others to do the same this Christmas

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Co Antrim couple that has fostered 16 dogs in five years encourages others to do the same this Christmas

A Co Antrim couple that has fostered 16 dogs in the last five years is encouraging others to temporarily foster dogs that need some extra care this Christmas. r and Mrs Taylor from Portballintrae started voluntarily fostering homeless hounds through Dogs Trust’s Home From Home scheme in November 2017. They are currently caring for 10-year-old […]

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[ulstersnapper]

R U N K E R R Y B A Y 💙 The aquamarine waters of Runkerry Bay 🌊 #runkerry #bay #runkerrybeach #portballintrae #northernireland #northcoast #causewaycoast #causewaycoastalroute #northireland #causewaycoastandglens #seaviews #causewaycoastway #discoverni #causewaycoastalpath #causewaybay #giantscauseway #thegiantscauseway #visitcausewaycoastandglens #optoutside #loveireland #optoutdoors #tourismireland #ireland #daily_ireland #irelandphotography #irelandlove #visitnorthernireland #exploretocreate #explorenorthernireland #outdoortones (at Run Kerry Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf_-HbXjzqF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[alessandroansuini]

“Veduta del Dunluce Castle”

Portballintrae, Northern Ireland, 2017 (film, 35mm pellicola)

[lego-loki]

Enjoyed a wonderful trip to the beautiful town of Portballintrae in Northern Ireland today.

[saucepandisgraceful]

Finishing off with a coffee & bun in @bobandbertscoffee Portstewart & a sunset! #lunch #dayaway #lunchdate #dateday #bobandberts #portrush #northcoast #thedarkhedges #portballintrae #beach #waves #sunshine #sunnyday #sunset #portstewart #love #girlfriend (at Bob and Berts Coffee)

[bestlifeinsuranceuk]

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— Best Life Insurance (@ukbestinsurance) November 15, 2019

[barbaracraig-blog]

Why I love the #causewaycoast - when it's not raining. #bigskies and big sea today, fantastic light. Don't know if it rates very high on the #cloudsporn scale! the things you discover when you type in #clouds☁ #portballintrae #hometown #magnifique #artisticramblings #walksbythesea #visitnorthernireland (at Causeway Coast and Glens)

[shamrocks-are-whispering]

  Portballintrae Coast,  Northern Ireland // 24. October 2017

[bobbylovesthebeach]

Waves 🌊 beach 🏖 #portballintrae (at Portballintrae Beach)

[whiteliningcontractors]

Car Park Repaint in Portballintrae #Car #Park #Repainting #Contractor #Portballintrae https://t.co/W4F4CdkCtT

Car Park Repaint in Portballintrae #Car #Park #Repainting #Contractor #Portballintrae https://t.co/W4F4CdkCtT

— Lining Contractors (@whitelininguk) February 14, 2021

[clickireland]

Giants Causeway . . #giantscauseway #sunset #countyantrim #portballintrae #northernireland #sidelight #landscapephotography #irishlandscape #irishlandscapephotography #bushmills #irishphotographypodcast (at The Giant's Causeway) https://www.instagram.com/p/COTCQQABZTX/?igshid=12kww3rogg0oo

[ulstersnapper]

S A L M O N R O C K B E A C H 🏖 The tiniest little stretch of golden sand in Portballintrae 🥰 #salmonrockbeach #beach #portballintrae #northcoast #northernireland #norniron #causewaycoastandglens #causeway #visitcausewaycoastandglens #beaches #causewaycoastalroute #beachvibes #beachesofinstagram #beachwalk #causewaycoast #discoverni #ireland #discoverireland #mygiantadventure #loveireland #visitnorthernireland #tourismireland #atlanticocean #wildatlantic #coastalviews #goingcoastal #coastalvibes (at Salmon Rock Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf051HFDjaD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[saucepandisgraceful]

Unplanned run in to Portballintrae was amazing. #lunch #dayaway #lunchdate #dateday #bobandberts #portrush #northcoast #thedarkhedges #portballintrae #beach #waves #sunshine #sunnyday #sunset #portstewart #love #girlfriend (at Portballintrae Beach)