Drumaness, County Down

Drumaness, County Down

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Swans and their cygnets in Drumaness mill pond.

"The stately-sailing swan

Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale,

And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet

Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle,

Protective of his young."

James Thomson 1700-1748

Strangford, County Down

Strangford, County Down

Newry Canal, County Down

Newry Canal, County Down

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The Newry Canal was the first summit-level canal in the British Isles.

Visitors to the Quays Shopping Centre, Newry, may not be aware that the the Albert Basin (pictured above) is located directly behind the Quays shopping complex.

Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

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The iconic round tower at Glendalough, Co Wicklow, attracts pilgrims and visitors from all over the world.

"What motion of the sun or stream
Or eyelid shot the beam
That pierced my body through?
What made me live like these that seem
Self-born, born anew?"

'Sun and Stream at Glendalough' - W.B. Yeats