Theme Week Ireland – Mullingar

29 March 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Market House © Ultrafighter/cc-by-sa-4.0

Market House © Ultrafighter/cc-by-sa-4.0

Mullingar (Irish: An Muileann gCearr, meaning “the left-handed mill”) is the county town of County Westmeath in Leinster province. It is the 3rd most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of 21,000. Mullingar is famous for the neighbouring lakes, Lough Owel, Lough Ennell and Lough Derravaragh, which attract many anglers, and Belvedere House and Gardens which is heavily promoted for its beauty. Lough Derravaragh is also known for its connection with the Irish legend of the Children of Lir. The town of Mullingar is linked to Lough Ennell via Lacy’s Canal and the River Brosna. Another waterway of significance is the Royal Canal, which loops around Mullingar.   read more…

Narbonne in southern France

15 December 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Canal de la Robine seen from Boulevard Gambetta © MartinD

Canal de la Robine seen from Boulevard Gambetta © MartinD

Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region with 50,000 inhabitants. It lies 849 km (528 mi) from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is marginally the largest commune in Aude, although the capital is the slightly smaller commune of Carcassonne.   read more…

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