Oliver Cromwell left Youghal Ireland 1650 on the sailing frigate President This ship was built for speed and firepower at Deptford 515 tons 42 guns crew 180 sailors and gunners Cromwell arrived in Bristol after 3 day voyage Under King Charles 11 President was renamed HMS Bonaventure 1660 #tripadvisor #irelandsancienteast
A Napoleonic era signal tower c1805 dominates the Cliff Walk of the beautiful village of Ardmore Co Waterford Built to warn of a French invasion today visitors can enjoy stunning views from this vantage area of the walk #tripadvisor#irelandsancienteast
Loretto Convent c1850 Youghal Ireland is Irelands most beautiful Victorian red brick heritage buildings A unique masterpiece of brick laying skill and craft Today sadly derelict full restoration to its former glory would make a great visitor centre boosting tourism #irelandsancienteast #tripadvisor
Youghal Ireland has a connection to the Italian Stigmata Saint Francis of Assisi During his lifetime the first Franciscan Abbey known as South Abbey was founded in Youghal 1224 In 1583 the Abbey was destroyed by edict of King Henry V111 Today sadly no trace of the Abbey remains in the old Franciscan town quarter #irelandsancienteast #tripadvisor
The Greek playwright Aeschylus once stated ‘In conflict truth is the first casualty’ Today Fake News from war zones is more dangerous than ever. Media narratives have to be questioned until verified independently #wsj#nyt
Saint Declan’s Holy Well at Toor Clashmore Co Waterford Ireland has curative water that heals skin ailments ringworm etc The Saint stopped here en route to Cashel and blessed the well It has now become a place of annual pilgrimage #tripadvisor#irelandsancienteast
June 16 is Bloomsday the annual celebration of Leopold Bloom the hero
of James Joyce 1922 novel ‘Ulysses’
The day has become a global tribute to Joycean culture #ulysses#tripadvisor
William Shakespeare visited Youghal Ireland c1597 and performed one of his plays there according to old legend The ports of Youghal and Bristol in England had regular trading and passenger traffic at the time so well within the realm of possibility To quote Shakespeare ‘I will
strive with things impossible, yea, get the better of them’ #tripadvisor #irelandsancienteast
The restoration of the Dominican North Abbey in Youghal Ireland is long overdue The location was the old pilgrimage site of the miraculous Madonna of Youghal icon The Abbey was destroyed by Sir Walter Raleigh 1588 Restoration as a visitor centre would boost tourism and local economy #tripadvisor #irelandsancienteast
Visitors to Youghal Ireland can explore the old town that inspired Englands greatest poet Edmund Spencer to write part of his epic poem Fairy Queen there c1588 Spencer was an ancestor of Diana Princess of Wales #tripadvisor#irelandsancienteast
US debt now 39 trillion dollars! Forever wars ever rising food and gas prices push the MAGA movement into despair and feeling betrayed How has it all gone so bigly wrong? #2026Midterms#wsj
The Victorian era steam locomotive turntable at Irelands Youghal railway station is now fully restored Once used by railwaymen to manually turn around steam train engines 180 degrees on a circular track for return train journeys to Cork Super job must be seen #irelandsancienteast #tripadvisor
The story of Irish Christianity began on the beach of the beautiful village of Ardmore Co Waterford Here Saint Declan landed from Wales with Christian teaching to begin converting the Irish from paganism 5th century Today visitors can walk that historic place where the story began #irelandsancienteast #tripadvisor
War increasing risk of US recession in 2026 Stagnant employment growth and persistent inflation causing serious concern Remedial action urgent to avoid a potential Wall St crash #recession#nyt
US now suffering an Affordability crisis California gas prices over $5 a gallon Foreign wars trillions in debt pushing US into bankruptcy Change needed bigly #gasprices#wsj