Good picture of Ireland

[osarusan]

was looking through wikipedia and found this -

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Ireland_from_space_edit.jpg/515px-Ireland_from_space_edit.jpg

Thought it was a great picture.

link here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ireland_from_space_edit.jpg), and it's listed as "in the public domain."

[OwlsFan]

Except that a cloud blots out the part where a third of the population lives !

[Sam_Heggy]

Except that a cloud blots out the part where a third of the population lives !

WHAT? That just makes the picture all the better imo :p

[Terry]

one third of the population lives in the wicklow mountains?

[John83]

Except that a cloud blots out the part where a third of the population lives !
The picture's from the late 1980s. That's smog. ;)

[GavinZac]

Except that a cloud blots out the part where a third of the population lives !

I thought thats why its good? :confused:

[beautifulrock]

I thought thats why its good? :confused:

No thats why its great :)

[sligoman]

I thought thats why its good? :confused:If you look up a bit further you'll see that joke was used already...not really funny a second time;).

[Lionel Ritchie]

Personally I'm concerned and annoyed that the apparent massive land reclaimation, no ...complete draining of the Shannon Estuary wasn't the subject of more consultation and discussion before getting the go ahead. Must've been another job Dick Roche signed off on as he cleared his desk.

It's a job that appears to have been completed with uncharacteristic speed for this wee island as well.

[pineapple stu]

Yeah...good spot! What happened there?

[Soper]

Green water/Sewage!

[Sheridan]

You know, the more you look at it, the more Ireland begins to resemble a smirking Corkie. It's got everything; the beady eyes, the characteristically porcine snout, the nicotine-stained beard, even the bald patch at the back of the head. No wonder they think they own the place.

(Dublin, you'll note, is rightly pinching his thick, red neck.)

[forza rovers]

You know, the more you look at it, the more Ireland begins to resemble a smirking Corkie. It's got everything; the beady eyes, the characteristically porcine snout, the nicotine-stained beard, even the bald patch at the back of the head. No wonder they think they own the place.

(Dublin, you'll note, is rightly pinching his thick, red neck.)more like a cornflake:D

[kingdom hoop]

more like a cornflake:D

Mmmm, I think Dustin (of Eurovision fame) said it resembled a Teddy bear before, and I'm inclined to agree with him. Very huggable appearance off the island at any rate (to the extent such is possible for a 500x200 mile object). I don't think you can deny that Ireland is quite cute from a stratospheric perspective though!

So tell us Osarusan, was this thread inspired by nostalgic yearnings? Additionally, I'm curious as to how/if Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in Japan.... Presumably you honoured the occasion with a pint of Guinness in the local at the very least? :)

[osarusan]

So tell us Osarusan, was this thread inspired by nostalgic yearnings? Additionally, I'm curious as to how/if Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in Japan.... Presumably you honoured the occasion with a pint of Guinness in the local at the very least? :)
the picture was on the first page of wikipedia, and I happened to see it.

Having seen it however, I was immediately filled with nostalgia for


rude shop staff who ask "Have you not got anything smaller?" when customers offer them legal tender for a purchase.
fresh, clean air
Public transport which is late as a matter of course, to the point where being 5 minutes late isn't even viewed as late any more
green fields
good Guinness
proper dairy products
Dirty roads, dirtied by dirty people


In Japan, there are a few parades (a fellow teacher from Ireland played St. Patrick in the Yokohama parade for a couple of years), but understandably, it's not a well-known occasion.

In honour of the occasion, I baked 2 loaves of soda-bread for my students today, and they were suitably awed, although more by the fact that a man can cook something, than the bread itself.

And later, I shall retire to an Irish pub (http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/morrigans/) I frequent, and tell many Americans that I'm not familiar with their cousin Joe from "Wacklow", or their uncle Tony from "Slaygo", etc. In fine Irish tradition, I will leave my wife and child at home while I drink.

[L37Ultra]

rude shop staff who ask "Have you not got anything smaller?" when customers offer them legal tender for a purchase.
fresh, clean air
Public transport which is late as a matter of course, to the point where being 5 minutes late isn't even viewed as late any more
green fields
good Guinness
proper dairy products
Dirty roads, dirtied by dirty people
.


You really do miss home dont you?:D

[GavinZac]

If you look up a bit further you'll see that joke was used already...not really funny a second time;).
Things are always better with Cork people involved.

[sligoman]

I shall retire to an Irish pub (http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/morrigans/) I frequentコテージが原点とされ、石や木のままを使ったシンプルな物で

Interesting:D

[Pauro 76]

Mmmm, I think Dustin (of Eurovision fame) said it resembled a Teddy bear before, and I'm inclined to agree with him. Very huggable appearance off the island at any rate (to the extent such is possible for a 500x200 mile object). I don't think you can deny that Ireland is quite cute from a stratospheric perspective though! )

Very true. Ireland's outline does look like a teddy bear. I've always thought Sweden and Norway are about to gobble up poor auld Denmark in a European map. And Italy looks like a football player, Sicily the boot and Sardinia the ball. Spain looks like it's coughing.

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_MAPS/0_map_europe_political_2001_enlarged.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_MAP/1_map_europe_2001_enlarged.htm&h=1444&w=1120&sz=195&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=xtiI85JxWxaGTM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Beurope%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den %26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG

[OwlsFan]

http://www.bebo.com/Map2.jsp

Now that's a map and you can see the important part of Ireland (i.e. Dublin) when focused on Ireland and enlarged.