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Peering down the line
by Ian Jermyn
I spent at least an hour ransacking the little unit here in Strandhill for where I had stashed away the poster-tube of brushes that had come with u...
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Slugs from Above
by Ian Jermyn
Every destination has its dark secrets. Strandhill, County Sligo, has one of the highest incidents of aerial attacks by gargantuan invertebrate pre...
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Dancing the blues at the Rock
by Ian Jermyn
The days-long tantrum of the Atlantic has abated leaving its easing seas to shudder more lightly upon the shore. Coaxed from jobs, from dogs and ...
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Business out West
by Ian Jermyn
We had business to attend to. For this kind of business we had the need for business suits, appropriate office equipment and a working soundtra...
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Foraging: Laver crisps
by Ian Jermyn
Fair enough though, I'll agree that it does somewhat resemble the byproduct of a seal's hayfever upon the rocks at low tide but this was not enough...
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Foraging: Wild garlic pesto
by Ian Jermyn
Far beyond the littoral fringe was where we found ourselves on Sunday, traipsing up the path and into the mist fizzing forth from Glencar waterfall...
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Streaky bacon
by Ian Jermyn
This is where I say, "Well, you folks really missed it out at the Rock last night," and I'd be right.
The reply to that however, is "Mate, wha...
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Strandhill Allotments: breaking new ground
by Ian Jermyn
After leaving quite a substantial backyard down in Tasmania which featured a huge vege patch and free-ranging open run for four inspirational chi...
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Enter the dragon
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Preliminaries for the dragon
by Ian Jermyn
Some design jobs can be really fun. Free reign? Love it. 'Something with kelp and a sea-dragon please,' he says and so the fun begins. Eyes close a...
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The antipodean backflip
by Ian Jermyn
We're just starting to get settled in now - the chase for new digs, wheels, work and a secure internet connection is almost all sorted. I must ...
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"Marine science fieldwork" or, "How I got mauled by a stargazer"
by Ian Jermyn
Conducting fieldwork in the marine sciences van lead you into some weird and wonderful locations. Sometimes however, these spaces can be rath...
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