#Co Wicklow

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Celtic Mythology | Five Sacred Guardian Trees of Ireland

Tree lore is a suspected ancient school of knowledge with roots stretching back into our earliest symbolic imaginations. The Tree is a common universal, archetypal symbol that can be found in many different traditions around the ancient world. Trees are symbols of physical and spiritual nourishment, transformation and liberation, sustenance, spiritual growth, union and fertility. The Guardians of…

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Capuchin monkey on the loose in Co Wicklow after making great escape from sanctuary as public urged not to approach | 0K510G1 | 2024-01-04 08:08:02 | January 04, 2024 at 09:08AM

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Her confidence 😌

#new #katie mcgrath #interview dropped #the continental #the adjudicator #john wick

[emzsidle]

Katie McGrath on her audition as the Adjudicator in The Continental.

So proud of her…gosh, how I love this woman! 😍

#katie mcgrath #kmcg #gorgeous #adjudicator #the continental #audition #soooo proud of you katie #john wick #strong #in control #chilling #scary #engaging

[periwinkle-musings]

Did Taylor Swift write "Sweet Nothing" about Paul McCartney and his wife's summer in Wicklow in 1971?

The song "Sweet Nothing" on Taylor Swift's Midnights has always stood out to me as a bit of an anomaly. Until this intriguing quote by Paul McCartney caught my eye:

In a 2001 ABC interview about his wife Linda, who passed away in 1998, Paul McCartney said:

"I would go out for a run, think of some words, get home from the run, write them down, and make a cup a tea for Linda," said McCartney, who would bring it to her for breakfast. "I'd make a little tray, and go up, and then I'd say, 'Hey, by the way, do you want to hear some poetry?' She'd always … she'd say, 'Yeah.' And so I wrote that poem." 'Blessed.' I would come back from a run. With lines of poetry to tell. And having listened, she would say "What a mind."

This is a direct quote and exact same storyline as in "Sweet Nothing." There is NO WAY that is a coincidence. So I wanted to see if Paul and Linda had any connection to Wicklow - the place mentioned in the song. 

I think the McCartney family vacationed at the Luggala Estate in Co. Wicklow, Ireland in the summer of 1971 as an escape from the aftermath of the Beatles breakup.

A sweet Wicklow love story:

Paul McCartney has connections to Luggala going back to 1965-1966 when he partied at the estate with Guinness Brewing heir Tara Browne who was killed in a car accident a few months after his raucous 21st birthday, and inspired the Beatles song "A Day in the Life." Paul was close to Tara and his death deeply impacted him. This Rolling Stone article details their relationship and mentions that Paul has visited Luggala to visit Tara's gravesite since then on "numerous occasions." Paul had not met his wife Linda yet while Tara was alive, but this proves Paul's deep and personal ties to the family and their 5,000 acre private estate in the Wicklow Mountains, which continued to be a private retreat for celebrity guests until it was sold in 2019.

Paul McCartney has posted multiple family photos taken by his wife in the summer of 1971 that appear to be taken near the Luggala Estate in Co. Wicklow. He tweeted this photo on St. Patricks day in 2017 which a previous Reddit thread links to Wicklow in 1971. And recently on March 2022 he tweeted this photo which appears to be taken the same day judging by his shirt and his dog, and credits the photo as being taken by his wife (she was a professional photographer) in Ireland in 1971. Here you have a better view of the surrounding mountains and rocky streams (full of pebbles I'd imagine...) It's notable that the second photo was posted March 2022 around the time when Taylor would be writing and recording the Midnights album.

If you look at the aerial view of Luggala Estate (Now showing on Google Maps as Luggala Lodge), I believe that these photos were taken in one of the rocky streams that feed into the private lake...which is named Lough Tay. (I like to think it's an extra little wink from Taylor that this investigation literally led me to a lake named Lough Tay.)

This area is completely private and the closest public access is from a hiking overlook. This seems like a great place for one of the most famous musicians in the world to hide out with his two young children, 2 dogs, and Linda, who would have been pregnant with Stella McCartney (born Sept 13, 1971).

We know that the family and their dogs were in Ireland in the summer of 1971 from this newspaper article where they were photographed at an airport in August leaving Ireland, which means it's possible that they were in Wicklow a few weeks earlier in July.

Even though The Beatles broke up in 1969, it continued to be messy between members of the band and the financials involved for the next few years. During the summer of 1971 Paul McCartney and John Lennon were embroiled in a very public fight. There were lawsuits and scathing letters (dated 1971) and it's all very complicated so I won't go into it here, but this article has a good overview.

The lyric, "Industry disruptors and soul deconstructors and smooth-talking hucksters out glad-handing each other" could reference these incidents. I could see Taylor relating to Paul going through this public turmoil surrounding business with former friends, because it is similar to what she's going through with her masters.

The lyric "You're in the kitchen humming" could reference Linda's passion for cooking and vegetarian activism. She literally founded a food company and wrote a cookbook. This darling photo on her website shows her cooking at the family home in Scotland in the 1970s. Linda was also a singer and recorded many songs with Paul, so the idea that she could be "humming" makes sense.

Taylor Swift has been friends with the McCartney family for a while. She first met Paul in 2010. She collaborated with Stella McCartney in 2019 for a clothing line as part of the Lover era, and Stella also dressed her for the Evermore album cover in 2020.

Taylor and Paul McCartney famously interviewed each other for Rolling Stone's "Musicians on Musicians" in 2020. In this article they mention how they both like writing under pseudonyms.

But the most surprising thing I learned is that Paul actually wrote a song dedicated to Taylor and her relationship with her fans called "Who Cares."

Notably, the music video also features Taylor's longtime friend Emma Stone wearing rainbow makeup in an otherwise black-and-white world full of cartoonish bullies. It's notable that the music video was released Dec 2018, right before the Lover era would kick off a few months later. Perhaps Paul was showing a bit of preemptive support for Taylor as she embarked on what many of us believe was intended to be her coming out era?

Now to the William Bowery of it all:

Taylor clearly wants us to think Sweet Nothing is about Joe because of the Wicklow name drop, where Joe was papped in July 2021, which looks staged to me.

Interestingly, I can't find any photos of Taylor being seen anywhere near Wicklow, but for some reason she staged a whole photoshoot in Northern Ireland in July, where locals said she "arrived and left by helicopter in a fleeting visit."

She was also seen in several different locations in Belfast in fan photos. This article also says part of Red TV was recorded in Belfast.

Clearly she wanted to be seen and linked to Northern Ireland, and the lyric easily could have been "Does it ever miss Belfast sometimes?" (same number of syllables) but it's not.

"Sweet Nothing" does have a William Bowery co-writing credit. Would Sir Paul McCartney agree to a secret writing credit? Maybe.

I read an interesting twitter thread from a lawyer (who is a Gaylor) that discusses how William Bowery could be a name under which Taylor commissions writing "for hire." Meaning it could be Joe or multiple other people writing under that pseudonym, as opposed to the "Willam Bowery" (spelled different) which is listed as a U.S. Citizen.

Even if Paul wasn't involved in writing the song, I believe he inspired "Sweet Nothing."

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Note: This theory was originally posted on the R/GaylorSwift subreddit Dec 22, 2022 which is currently set to private. I am the original author of the Reddit post (u/-periwinkle), and am reblogging it on my Tumblr because this theory has been gaining traction and I wanted to create a public version. This version has been slightly expanded and updated with better images. Also, I was not the first person to uncover the "what a mind" quote, and the original person who found it is tagged on Reddit.

#taylor swift #gaylor theory #gaylor #sweet nothing #paul mccartney #the beatles #william bowery

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Beautiful 1850 stone cottage in Blessington Co. Wicklow, Ireland is asking  €447,500 ($438,306.11).

Isn’t this super warm and cozy? Love the fireplace and ceilings. And, check out the floor.

This is so pretty, look at the lovely mural on the wall.

What a massive kitchen. Double farm sinks, tons of storage, and love that white upper cabinetry. Beautiful stone flooring and double doors to the patio.

Look at how pretty the dining corner is. 

Wow, this enclosed patio is fabulous. Look at the stunning view of the garden.

Beautiful main bd. Look at that armoire. 

Vintage bath w/a modern shower. 

2 other lovely bds. 

A little loft area. Does this house have character, or what?

This vintage bath is fabulous- look at the blue & white ceramic toilet bowl.

The property is absolutely gorgeous. 

Isn’t this amazing?

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/the-cottage-ballinatona-manor-kilbride-blessington-co-wicklow/4642528

#irish cottage #stone cottage ireland #historic home ireland #architecture #long post #old house dreams

[domhnallgleesonhaven]

Domhnall on the set of Hozier’s De Selby Part 2 music video shot in Co. Wicklow.

Photo Leigh Page

#domhnall gleeson #hozier #de selby part 2 #music video #behind the scenes

[katiemcgrathultimate]

Speaking about her character, McGrath said: “I instantly knew who she was. I literally read it and I said, ‘We can tape this, I’ve got it’.

“I taped it with my mother in the corner of a room in Ireland when I was about to get on a long-haul flight and I had no stress about it because I absolutely knew who she was, and how to play it, and how I would play it.

“Now, I didn’t know that they would ultimately agree with my portrayal, but I knew exactly who I wanted her to be.

“I wanted her to be strong, and in control, and chilling, and scary, but also engaging.

“You want to know more about her, but also to be scared to know more about her.”

#2023 #katie mcgrath #katiemcgrath #the continental #katie mcgrath the adjudicator #interview #the adjudicator

[dduane]

Dawn. Co. Wicklow, Ireland: 1 December 2022, 0734 GMT. Photo by @petermorwood (he was up early waiting for the postie to deliver something. The something didn’t arrive, but dawn did...)

#Ireland #dawn

[stinalotte]

Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

7 seconds of calm, taken one morning at 8 am at the Upper Lake. Sound on for water and birdsong.

#Glendalough #ireland #second home 🇮🇪

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 17 April:

In the Liturgical calendar, today is the Feast Day of Saint Donnán of Eigg, a Gaelic priest, likely from Ireland, who died on this date in 617. He attempted to introduce Christianity to the Picts of northwestern Scotland during the Early Middle Ages. Donnán is the patron saint of Eigg, an island in the Inner Hebrides where he was martyred. The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled by Michael O’Clery…

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Capuchin monkey on the loose in Co Wicklow after making great escape from sanctuary as public urged not to approach | 4F2TDLS | 2024-01-03 08:08:01 | January 03, 2024 at 09:08AM

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[coffeeandhaze]

Ballinastoe Woods, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

[eopederson]

Tombstones, Glendalough, County Wicklow - (Leaca Tuama, Gleann Dá Loch, Co Chill Mhantáin), 2013.

(Beannachtaí na Cásca)

#landscape #cemetery #tombstones #glendalough #county wicklow #ireland #2013 #photographers on tumblr

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A Walk Under Moody Skies

A fond look back at traipsing thru the Wicklow Mountains in Co Wicklow Ireland.

We were in Ireland late last year, and early on in our two weeks across the pond we had a chance to spend time with family down in County Wicklow just south of Dublin.

My wife and I spent a day exploring about the Wicklow Mountains between Glendalough and Lough Tay, and had a ton of fun out in nature doing so.

Let's go exploring, international edition.

#ireland #the emerald isle #international travel #travel photography #moody #opt outside #nature #outdoors #no people #the hikers eye #landscape #go outside and play #landscape photography #nature photography #original photography #original photographer

[cerenemuxse]

had the brilliant idea of "what if tender engines were tank engines and vice versa?"

anyways here's tank engine Edward. he can't hurt you. :3

he's a Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway (DW&WR) 52 class. only three of these were built. Chose these as they were built by Sharp Stewart Co in 1893. Since these are a different gauge, Edward was rebuilt to standard gauge or he was a commissioned build by one of the predecessors of the NWR, built in the 1890s.

Also it turns out that they also did heavy passenger work but struggled like the 21s did.

i COULD'VE made him an LSWR Adams Radial Tank engine but nah- this fits him better.

also you can't tell me that these DON'T look like the tank engine version of the FR 21s

#eosr alt aus #ttte edward #my art #my sketches