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1821: Excerpt for the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Light variable airs making but little progress. Lat. 37.19 Long. 55.11. On the Sick List 7.
1856: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 4 and walked on the beach, returned home and bathed. At 7:30 a.m. barometer 29.64, thermometer 85, wind east northeast 4,
Chef Gilligan serves up some Memorial Day advice and a delicious pie recipe. Our Irish chef in Miami gives us a full low-down on the history of this fresh summer favorite, perfect for Memorial Day.
Snipe Sailing Dinghy Restoration is Bringing People Together from Both Sides of Ulster
24th May 2021
The Snipe Ranger under restoration on 10th May
Credit: Fred Ternan
Snipes, the feathered sort, inhabit wetlands and lakes but in Ireland the breed is on the Red List, meaning it is of high conservation concern. Snipe dinghies (the wooden version) were common in Northern Ireland from the 1930s till the 60s but could have been put on a Red List after that, as their numbers suffered a marked decline. But I m told that Fermanagh supports a breeding population as well as an over-wintering population of the feathered variety, and if you listen, you can hear their distinctive drumming and chipping.