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2:46 pm
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
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pod
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Given that the locals call it "Finn McCool's Hurling Stone" I think that a wiser guess might be that it was left there by the mighty man of Ulster!
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6:38 pm
Friday, October 22, 2010
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Paul S Murray
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I thought the Motte stone had been left behind by a retreating colonial superpower !! Take note easy MTB tour Ballinastoe 9.45am Sunday 24/10/2010 - 3hrs. approx. All welcome
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4:02 pm
Friday, October 22, 2010
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pod
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TOUR IN A MINER
After the good news in Chile more bad news as it looked like I was going to have to face a whole heap of slag - ging if Sundays beginners spin failed to strike a rich seam and actually see the Motte Stone.An off road solo summit by Touring Secretary and an untimely grouping with Bray meant that we didn't actually visit the Motte Stone.After a longer than remembered ascent to top of the hill above old mine workings no one was too bothered but even Dave didn't lose his shirt.
The miner beginners group of the Treasurer, David and myself met at Ashford and managed to drill their way successfully to the summit and find the Motte Stone in the same location that it had been deposited by a retreating glacier several thousands years ago.Surfacing on top to a very bright sun and the verdant foilage in the valley turning colour there can't be many better views in the whole of Wicklow.
Both the Treasurer and David managed to up their production levels for the day and both emerged from their shift with new levels of mileage peviously unseen. Well done to both.For pig irons sake they even made me buy the coffee to mark this occasion. A good day to be above ground with the added bonus of David being home in time to carboload on daughters birhtday cake ready for his next shift.
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3:36 pm
Friday, October 22, 2010
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pod
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JohnL said:Great to see a good turnout!
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9:14 pm
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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JohnL
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Great to see a good turnout!
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8:27 pm
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Paul S Murray
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AYE 'TWAS GOOD ENOUGH TURNOUT AN' ME AND POD DECIDED TA TAKE LADS AND LASSIES ON A TRIP TO THE MINES OF AVOCA. POD SAYS WE SHOULD DO DECADE OF ROSARY AT MOTTE STONE. I SAYS ALRIGHT LAD STRIKE OUT NOW….AND OFF WE MARCHED. ALL WENT WELL 'TILL WE MET A YOUNG LAS CALLED MICHELE DRESSED IN THE FLAG STEPPIN' OUT WITH WOGGER FROM OVER BRAY WAY. WELL NOW UP CALLOW HILL WE CLIMBED. I INDICATED TO CERTAIN PEOPLE IN THE PARTY THAT WE SHOULD TAKE IT EASY AND BACK OFF A BIT BUT YOUNG DENIS INDICATED HE WAS IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL. SO GOOD FOLK , WE ALL DUG DEEP AND ONLY LOST ONE THROUGH THE HARD DAY AHEAD. FINALLY OLD DAVE DECIDED WITH OLD PAUL TO GO UP ROUGH TRACK AT MINE BUT YOUNGER ONES WER'NT HAVIN' NUN OF IT AND BUGGERED OFF UP LONG TARMAC WAY. ME AND DAVE CHASED. DAVE DID BEST LIKE AND KICKED THEIR ARS….BACK-SIDES TA CLAIM K.I.P (KING OF PITS). WHEN I ARRIVED LAST I WAS ACTUALLY FIRST 'CAUSE I WAS ONLY ONE AT MOTTE STONE……….TOTHERS WENT ORF 'NOTHER WAY. BUGGERS. MIND YOU THEY DID WAIT AND WE DID ALL RETURN IN TA BITTER HEAD WIND, HEADS HANGIN' LO AND SUNKEN BRIGHT EYES, GLISTENING SWEATTY GRIME, STREAKING ACROSS OUR WEARY FACES. BEATEN AND DEJECTED WE WERE BUT SUCH IS LIFE IN THESE 'ARD TIMES. SO MUCH FOR SOLIDARITY WITH MINERS FROM CHILE AND THEIR POSH CAPSULES AND FANCY SUN GLASSES. NEXT TIME POD WANT A STRIKE 'ES ON IS OWN AND IF I SEE THE LASSIE WITH THE FLAG OF GREEN WRAPPED 'ROUND HER I'M GOIN' BACK TA ME PALLET. POD/DENIS/PAUL C/PAUL M/ LINDA/ PADDY/ JAMIE/DAVE ALL SIGNED UP ON
THIS ORE'ABLE DAY TO GET SHAFTED ………………DA DA DE DA, DA DA DE DA, WE'LL KEEP THE RED FLAG FLIN'
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