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Greens And Yellows

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These painted dandelions can be found outside the Cedar Tree florist in Ballyclare but their real counterparts can presumably not be found inside: According to Biodiversity Ireland (pdf), the dandelion is found almost everywhere on the island and is a species of “least concern”.

By Imogen Donegan (ig) in Main Street, Ballyclare.

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Mill Street, Ballymena

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These shutters of a solicitor’s office in Mill Street, Ballymena, are painted with a view of the street from around the turn of the (20th) century.

The original photograph, by photographer Robert French, can be seen in the National Library Of Ireland. French died in 1917, which provides an upper limit for the date of the scene.

In the misty distance is the tower of St Patrick’s (CI) church (WP) and closer to the camera (on the right of the left-hand panel) is the steeple on top of the old town hall, which was originally built in 1684 (one of the old “seven towers” in the town) and most recently replaced in 1928 (WP).

See also Ballymena Town Hall.

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The Rivers Flow Not Past But Through Us

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The Braid River rises in the Antrim hills between Carnlough and The Sheddings. It then flows (west) past Broughshane and Ballymena before joining the Maine and flowing into Lough Neagh. The river is at the centre of this new piece of street art by Shane O’Driscoll (ig) in Ballymoney Street, Ballymena.

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