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  1. On this Day 1169- the arrival of the Normans (and rabbits!) The first landing of the Normans in Ireland occurred on 1 May 1169 when Robert FitzStephen and Maurice FitzGerald, at the invitation of the ousted King of Leinster, Dermot McMurragh, arrived with a force of about 300 at Bannow Island, Wexford. Bannow Island, now linked to the mainland by sandbars, is at the entrance to Bannow Bay on the south coast of Wexford. We are told that the Normans made their encampment on the shore and it is likely that they would have fortified the position immediately with a motte. Mottes-
  2. That's all you can do. Pigs will do a great job, plus save a lot of effort. Imo sprays and such can't remove then, just dig, turn and repeat. Atb j
  3. An Elderly Couple both have problems remembering things. During a check-up, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember. Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. 'Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?' he asks. 'Will you get me a bowl of vanilla ice cream?' 'Sure.' 'Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?' she asks. 'No, I can remember it.' 'Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as
  4. Lol, that's because the the land was continuously worked. The only way you'll get any head way on them is to turn over the ground. Atb j
  5. This is s pome written about a village up the road from me. It has one shop, pub and feed store. Atb j
  6. Lockdown going great over here. Atb j
  7. It will never happen here, same sheep will follow and elect the same donkies. I'm sick of looking and listening to these crooks. Atb j
  8. Things like this have been around before us, and again after us. The only difference is, is we are a bit more advanced in the medical profession and supplies. People like these (above) didn't have a hope in hell if they caught something like this today. Atb j
  9. Hope all pulls through safely. Atb j
  10. Some might find it interesting Atb j
  11. And nurses get little to nothing for doing their jobs. These rats take all the credit for doing a great job, in saving the country. Atb j
  12. Are my testicles black?  A suspected Covid-19 male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. A young student female nurse appears and gives him a partial sponge bath. "Nurse,"' he mumbles from behind the mask, "are my testicles black?" Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, "I don't know, Sir. I'm only here to wash your upper body and feet." He struggles to ask again, "Nurse, please check for me. Are my testicles black?" Concerned that he might elevate his blood pressure and heart rate from worrying about his testicles, she overcomes
  13. Yeah, he was the lion hunter they hired in. Think he got killed though Atb j
  14. When do ye expect to get warm weather, proper heat Atb j
  15. You got to laugh at it lol. No way was he gettin on that nest. Atb j
  16. Never knew that these were that tough LOL He/she sure battered that cock Atb j
  17. Has the snow lifted Ted. Was talking to my lad last week, he's in Chicago, said it still doing a bit, and cold. Atb j
  18. Got some grass cut between the showers, not ideal, but something done Atb j
  19. No, that's the story. They were brazen, no fear at all of human contact. Killing for fun. It was the rail engineer (irish) who got them in them in the end. Atb j
  20. True story that. The lions are/were on display in the natural history museum in New York for years. Atb j
  21. Only last weekend, there was day tripers caught on the beach beside me. One from the city 55 plus miles away, the other 30 odd miles . No wonder they can't stop or slow down the spread. Atb j
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