No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

Say my name

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

If most people saw that , they'd be like 'hey a Walrus' and think nothing of it.

I know. Just like the pelican in Wexford again this year. We're becoming blase to these things now.

Say my name

Don't know if ye're following developments in Iceland lately but there's been (really has been) thousands of earthquakes recorded in the southwest part of the island these past thirty days or so.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/iceland.html

The science geeks say it could be the prelude to another major eruption.

Reggie.

Birdnuts wrote: »

Amazing find really - though they did breed in Scotland during Roman times before hunting wiped them out

Id like to know how long he was asleep. Had he a few pints first

gozunda

Reggie. wrote: »

Id like to know how long he was asleep. Had he a few pints first

I reckon he's turned up for the interviews for Fungi's old job.

Went to Valentia instead of Dingle - easy mistake tbf ....

If he can get a car he'll be sorted. Restrictions might be a problem though.

Albert Johnson

Birdnuts wrote: »

Amazing find really - though they did breed in Scotland during Roman times before hunting wiped them out

Walrus were one of the first animals to be hunted more in the pursuit of wealth as opposed to a means of survival. Walrus tusks and oil were an ancient form of currency for coastal dwellers in northern Europe. It's been hypothesised that the first white explorer's to island hop to Iceland, Greenland and onto the coast of North America and the Canadian artic were following the retreating walrus herds over 1,000 year's ago.

Genghis Cant

Albert Johnson wrote: »

Walrus were one of the first animals to be hunted more in the pursuit of wealth as opposed to a means of survival. Walrus tusks and oil were an ancient form of currency

Still used in rural Cavan I'm told

Birdnuts

Albert Johnson wrote: »

Walrus were one of the first animals to be hunted more in the pursuit of wealth as opposed to a means of survival. Walrus tusks and oil were an ancient form of currency for coastal dwellers in northern Europe. It's been hypothesised that the first white explorer's to island hop to Iceland, Greenland and onto the coast of North America and the Canadian artic were following the retreating walrus herds over 1,000 year's ago.

Yes - Walrus ivory was very much in demand at times over the millenia. There was a unique population living in Iceland that got wiped out by Viking settlers in the 1200's for those very reasons.

Say my name

Say my name wrote: »

Don't know if ye're following developments in Iceland lately but there's been (really has been) thousands of earthquakes recorded in the southwest part of the island these past thirty days or so.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/iceland.html

The science geeks say it could be the prelude to another major eruption.

That'll ground a lot of flights.

Oh wait....

gozunda

[Deleted User] wrote: »

That'll ground a lot of flights.

Oh wait....

No but the biblical 'end of times' groups will be having a field day especially since plagues and earthquakes feature quite a bit. Add to that some locust swarms of biblical proportion and we've got a winner

blue5000

gozunda wrote: »

No but the biblical 'end of times' groups will be having a field day especially since plagues and earthquakes feature quite a bit. Add to that some locust swarms of biblical proportion and we've got a winner

Speaking of winners, never have I heard so little about Cheltenham before.

blue5000

blue5000 wrote: »

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Speaking of winners, never have I heard so little about Cheltenham before.

Silver lining to every global pandemic cloud.

gozunda

gozunda wrote: »

No but the biblical 'end of times' groups will be having a field day especially since plagues and earthquakes feature quite a bit. Add to that some locust swarms of biblical proportion and we've got a winner

Q wit mentioning 4 horsemen and Tesco in the same sentence

patsy_mccabe

Great stretch in the evenings now. Really see it on a fine day like today.

AckwelFoley

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Still used in rural Cavan I'm told

Rural cavan. Like there's any other type

Metropolitan Cavan..or south inner city Cavan just really doesn't seem believable

Reggie.

AckwelFoley wrote: »

Rural cavan. Like there's any other type

Metropolitan Cavan..or south inner city Cavan just really doesn't seem believable

Metropolitan cavan

straight

No parade tomorrow either. More good news from the lockdown.

Water John

Deleted User wrote: »

Silver lining to every global pandemic cloud.

Rachel Blackmore riding Honeysuckle became the first female rider to win the Champion Hurdle. Hope that fills a void in your life.
Actually don't follow the nags at all myself. Esp dislike betting, very destructive addiction.

whelan2

Lovely moon out atm

Birdnuts

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Great stretch in the evenings now. Really see it on a fine day like today.

Spring proper for me kicks off after Paddy's day cos its usually when I hear/see the first of our migrant summer feathered visitors like the Chiffchaff and Sand Martin.:)

Base price

I was driving through Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim today and came across these little one's celebrating St. Patrick

ruwithme

Tis great base,lets hope rte don't see it & start crazy hysteria.

Lime Tree Farm

Base price wrote: »

I was driving through Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim today and came across these little one's celebrating St. Patrick

I see Fiz from Coronation showed up, on the right of the picture.

Dinzee Conlee

Base price wrote: »

I was driving through Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim today and came across these little one's celebrating St. Patrick

The evening before I got married, we drove through Carrigallen...
There was some festival on, and they stopped the traffic and a heap of Irish dancers just appeared on the street and started dancing away mad
I think we just abandoned the car where it was on the road and got out to see the craic

Nekarsulm

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

The evening before I got married, we drove through Carrigallen...
There was some festival on, and they stopped the traffic and a heap of Irish dancers just appeared on the street and started dancing away mad
I think we just abandoned the car where it was on the road and got out to see the craic

That's nothing special, people abandon their cars in Carrigallen every day of the week!

Castlekeeper

Reggie. wrote: »

Metropolitan cavan

... known as 'tan Cavan.

Base price

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

The evening before I got married, we drove through Carrigallen...
There was some festival on, and they stopped the traffic and a heap of Irish dancers just appeared on the street and started dancing away mad
I think we just abandoned the car where it was on the road and got out to see the craic

That's a great memory to cherish.

Castlekeeper

I'm fairly sick of those Cheltenham ads from the betting companies, they should be banned. At least now that it's started it'll be over soon.
It's all a racket.

Base price

Castlekeeper wrote: »

I'm fairly sick of those Cheltenham ads from the betting companies, they should be banned. At least now that it's started it'll be over soon.
It's all a racket.

I use a ad blocker on the laptop and it cuts out the majority of them.

whelan2

Happy st Patrick's day

whelan2

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

I see Fiz from Coronation showed up, on the right of the picture.

Can't believe Tyrone is going to leave her:cool: