Scapa Flow Shipwreak
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Scapa Flow Shipwreak

Scapa Flow shipwreck. Part of the German fleet that was scuttled during WWI and used as a blocking ship in WWII to prevent the entry of Nazi U-boats. It’s weird…

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Stromness Harbour
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Stromness Harbour

Stromness Harbour during a sudden storm. Fortunately I was sheltering indoors when I took this photo! Location: Stromness, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland History of Stromness Harbour Stromness’ real development as a major…

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Stromness
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Stromness

Stromness, Orkney. The author and poet George Mackay Brown once wrote that the town’s ‘streets uncoiled like a sailor’s rope’, and it is to these streets that I will be returning on Friday. Can’t…

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Broch of Gurness
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Broch of Gurness

The Broch of Gurness as twilight falls and the spirits rise on Mainland, Orkney. History The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles…

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Stormy Dookinella
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Stormy Dookinella

Stormy Dookinella, a tiny seaside village located on Achill Island (Ireland) and clinging on to the edge of Europe. Achill Island Achill Island (/ˈækəl/; Irish: Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest…

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Lost Dog
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Lost Dog

Lost dog by an abandoned house in Ireland. There’s a forgotten story here somewhere, of love and loss. Lost dogs and other animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wealthy Ancient Egyptian…

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Orangutan, Irish Natural History Museum
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Orangutan, Irish Natural History Museum

Orangutans as species Orangutans are the most arboreal of the great apes and spend most of their time in trees. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair…

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The Great Hunger
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The Great Hunger

The Great Hunger, potato blight, mass starvation, famine, ruins, Ireland, 1845-1852
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The Great Hunger of 1845 to 1852 when potato blight turned Ireland into a land of mass starvation, emigration and abandoned homes and fields. To this day, the Irish landscape is pitted with famine-era ruins and undulating potato fields.

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