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Happy Holidays! We wish all our Readers a safe and relaxing holiday time this year. Hopefully many of you will get to take in some heritage events over the next few weeks.
We'll be back after the break for Sunday 30th August.
We send special good wishes and a big THANK YOU to Rosaleen Murphy who has been sending the weekly Citizens Information notes in for more years than we care to remember. Rosaleen is passing the baton over to some new people, and we look forward to hearing from them in our next issue.
World Cup done and dusted! The final turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, but we watched to the end.
Wild Teasel
Have you spotted the Wild Teasel on the Old Celbridge Road, just beside the N4 bridge, on the left as you come from Lucan to Millstream Road?
It is a plant of historical significance, drawing great admiration in the months of July and August for its wonderful purple blossom. It became really valuable when the colour was gone and it was left in a bristly state as in the picture here.
The Tuck Mills used these prickly heads to tease the surface of finished cloth, by brushing them against the material to form a nap. Can you imagine the state of the workers' hands!
We believe that the nearest Tuck Mill to here was on the Mill Lane in Leixlip, while this particular site was home to Dodsboro Corn Mill owned by Mrs. Davis, back in the 1800's.
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
After we went to print last week Joe sent us some more photos from Tallinn including one of an old glass plate camera, not exactly a portable 'point and shoot' which can be found in the city's Photography Museum housed in a former medieval prison.
He also sent us a photo of the 18th century Kadriorg Palace in that city constructed by Peter the Great as a summer residence for his wife Catherine. When Peter the Great died Catherine lost interest in the place. Over the centuries the palace has fallen into disrepair from time to time but has been restored since independence in 1991.
A final photo from Joe is of the harvest in the grounds of St. Edmundsbury looking towards the Dublin Mountains taken last Saturday evening.
Eoin found an interesting fungus on a tree near his house and Kay sent us some more photos of flowers from her garden. Re the fungus neither Eoin nor myself have been able to identify it. However, it's worth remembering that the world of fungi is wonderfully complex, and not every mushroom spells doom for our beloved trees. Many fungi are fantastic partners for them!
Finally, we would welcome new members but bear in mind that we are not a formal camera club but a group of people who like to take photographs and discuss how we might improve our photography. If interested drop in to the Parish Centre any Friday after we resume in September between 10.30 and 11.30 without commitment.
Stay safe until the next issue of the Newsletter!
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