Photo Rally 2010

Yesterday on way to the Black Rose rally

7 Longford/Westmeath: Ardagh clock,
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22 Letrim: Site of Aughbui Church
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And today on the way home
9 Dublin/Kildare: Horse shoe door
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550 miles
 
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550 miles

Did you meet the man who owns the horse shoe door - apparently he's there to greet a lot of folks & is right taken with the idea of bikers taking photos of his shed.
Did not meet him myself but he had a long chat with a friend; he did observe that some are in a huge hurry and don't appear to have time for an old chat.
Be taking your time out there folks - like the slow food movement we could have the slow photo rally thing.
Next it will be organic motorcycles - well they are already biodegradable; forget your pipe & slippers move on to muesli & sandals.
Could be something here folks - might even get PJ on board :D
 
[jaws] gonna need a bigger sidestand[/jaws]

htf does bogs bike not fall over :eek:
 
while in the land of cute hoors and fine drink did these

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14 five pilots loop head

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23 windmill at athleague roscomain :D

gerry you git :D
 
Good start to the Photo Rally...

So, I started the photo rally yesterday...

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least you werent under it

8 down 6 to go..... :D

how are you lot finding penal cross (daves pic was in the next county no)

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On way to and from the Devils Disciples gathering weekend just gone

11 Wexford: North Slob pump house
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12 Carlow/Kilkenny: St. Mullins ecclesiastical site
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Ok. My turn...

Ok my turn... I had got the old girl VRTd, Insured and taxed, and had a couple of days to myself so off I went. Planned to take it relatively easy and bag about 9 of the points in a circular-ish route from Mullingar. So off I went:

Set off from home at 9.30 on Weds 19th May.

First stop: No 13 Fanning Memorial.
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Second stop: No 16 Loughmore Castle.
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Third stop: No 17 Crash Memorial, Lismore.
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Fourth stop: No 18 Knockadoon Signal Tower.
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This is where it went pear-shaped. As you can see I didn't get right to it. The picture is taken after I had dropped the bike, bruising ribs and my left shoulder,bashing my leg and (I found out the following night) breaking my right thumb too. It took quite a lot to pick her up - I was in some pain. Then she wouldn't run and I had to press the stock toolkit into action to get her going. Tank and airbox off, clear the carbs, put it all backtogether and away we went. At this point I thought about heading for home, but suspected that the mother of all bollockings would be waiting from SWMBO :blagblah , so I said nothing and carried on to my digs in Kilarney. I had intended to get to No 15 the Bardic School Sculpture too that afternoon, but I decided to run to Kilarney and take stock of an eventful day, and get some painkillers down me :beer:


So after a good nights sleep, up early on Thursday and away!

First stop: No 19 Dun An Oir Memorial - God I love the Ring of Kerry - top road.
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Second Stop: No 14 5 Pilots Monument
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And may I recommend the N67 up the coast to Kinvara. What a road, oh what a road...


Third Stop: No 23 Windmill at Athleague
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Fourth stop: No 7 Ardagh Clock Tower
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All in all, a fun couple of days. 650 miles door to door. And about 400 of those with a broken thumb, bruised ribs, bruised shoulder and bashed knee... Loved every moment...

Final stop of the tour? A&E in Mullingar...
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waterford wexford cork done kerry limerick offaly tomorrow and for gerry - i did a castlederg on wicklow head :blast mainly cos me fone died and had to feck about lookin for a camera gate wot gate lmao got pic but from other side
 
waterford wexford cork done kerry limerick offaly tomorrow and for gerry - i did a castlederg on wicklow head :blast mainly cos me fone died and had to feck about lookin for a camera gate wot gate lmao got pic but from other side

Mind yerself on the Offaly one. Coming from the Borris-in-Ossary side the road is in shit - had a few slides on the gravel. Lovely from the Mountrath ride though.

Couldn't believe the difference in roads to the monument on the Laois side compared to the Offaly side - can biffo not send a few quid down to do up the road? Laois side is like a motorway compared to it's shitty neighbour....
 
Mind yerself on the Offaly one. Coming from the Borris-in-Ossary side the road is in shit - had a few slides on the gravel. Lovely from the Mountrath ride though.

Couldn't believe the difference in roads to the monument on the Laois side compared to the Offaly side - can biffo not send a few quid down to do up the road? Laois side is like a motorway compared to it's shitty neighbour....

Biffo never leaves the pub:beer:
 
A few of mine from yesterday. Around 360 miles in total and the weather was fantastic....

10. Wicklow
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11. Wexford
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12. Carlow/Kilkenny/St. Mullins
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13. Laois/Offaly
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9. Kildare/Dublin
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