An Endless ‘Cycle’

In this blog I will talk about a major passion of mine which is road bikes, and the evolution of them and how infrastructure has changed to suit their reintroduction back into society. Bikes mean the world to me and a passion of mine is to collect them and restore them to there original state. …

Blog 3: Urban Architecture and Material Culture

Written by: Cathal McGrath. 115328516 For my blog, I am going to shine a light on 'Blessed' Edmund Rice who had a massive influence on my local community of Callan, Co. Kilkenny but also the worldwide population. In this Blog i hope to demonstrate my deep understanding of the life of Edmund and the contributions …

The workers village.

Crespi d'Adda is a small village in Lombardy located in Northern Italy. It is a small and unique place. It was founded by Cristoforo Benigno Crespi for his workers. Crespi d'Adda was built in the early 19th century by the Crespi family. When they were building the village, they had the workers annd their families in …

This is (or should have been) a revolutionary product : The Minitel

117106707 - Nicolas Myhie. Blog entry 3.  " Many years ago, long before the birth of the web, there was a time when France was the happening-est place in the digital universe." BBC News, 2012.   "Minitel" is the popular name of one of the first Online service, and appeared in France in early 80's. On …

Take Me to Church

Going back to 1723, the site of the current 53 Degrees North store in Cork would not be the place where you go to find a jacket for cold weather, but rather a place you would go to worship. Commonly mistaken for Saints Peter church, this building is the sister church of Saints Peter and …