We’ve had a big project recently. The old stone wall that runs between the two Mourne Park gatehouses was in desperate need of clearing. It was covered in ivy and anything else that got a look in over the last decade. Just to make the job a little more interesting the wall runs alongside the…
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Our nearest town is Kilkeel – about 4 miles from Mourne Park. Population around the 7,000 mark. Kilkeel sits between the sea and the Mourne Mountains, surrounded by small farms and green countryside. Really nice setting. Kilkeel Harbour – started in 1850 and continually developed and improved – has the largest fishing fleet in Northern…
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This post is part of a series called Snap Shots Having a car makes so much difference – even though we’re “homebodies” in so many ways we do like the odd adventure! One of the areas we hadn’t visited was South East Ireland – so we decided to check it out. Some of Reg’s ancestors…
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This is our second summer in Northern Ireland – mild days, lots of rain, green everywhere. Everything growing at a rate of knots! So different to our dry, brown, summer months in Australia. Most of our time at Mourne Park – our regular local house sit – has been spent battling nature – trying to…
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