Tales of a Technogypsie

Ossian’s Grave * Cloghbrack * Cushendall * Northern Ireland * The fabled site of where the wandering poet, bard, and seer “Oisin” is believed to be buried. Atop a hill overlooking the valley and down into the Glen as well as over the Channel to be able to see Scotland on a clear day, the [...]

Ghost Bikes of Dublin * All around Dublin, Ireland (& the world) * http://ghostbikes.org/dublin * An art project? A found art piece? memorial? Its a memorial to a lost bicyclist who was hit or killed on the street. They are placed locked to a crash site with a small plaque and painted in white to [...]

Mercy Brown The Rhode Island 18th century Vampire, RI Historical Cemetery No 22 in Exeter, RI on Route 102 In the heart of what has been nicknamed “The Vampire Capital of America” lies the grave of sweet 19 year old “Mercy Brown”. Her family and neighbours however didn’t think she was that sweet. Especially after [...]

Wolf Tone SquareCorner of Mary Street and Jervis Street, Dublin, Ireland Desecrated Cemetery behind Church Bar (formerly St. Mary’s Church) that is now a City Park. I walked through this park many times during my 2 week visit to Dublin … little did I know it was a grave yard. Formerly St. Mary’s Church, which [...]

Newgrange: Brú na Bóinne, IrelandOne of Ireland’s most infamous monuments and archaeological sites, Newgrange is amongst the Bru na Boinne World Heritage sites next to Knowth and Dowth. It is popular like Stonehenge with its Solstice astronomical line-ups and viewing of the sun as it appears through its portal. The monument is a large mound [...]

Brú na Bóinne* aka “Palace of the Boyne” or “Bend of the Boyne” * Knowth/Newgrange, Donore, Co. Meath, Ireland * UNESCO World Heritage Site *“Bru na Boinne” is the name of a Boyne River Valley section that is home to the World Heritage sites consisting of the Tumulus Sidhe known as “Knowth”, “Dowth”, and “Newgrange”. [...]

Chûn Castle Near Pendeen, Cornwall, England The Chûn Castle is an Iron Age hillfort on the summit of Chûn Downs holding a stronghold with secure views of the north and northwest, onwards to the Atlantic Coast and south towards Mounts Bay. it is roughly 84 meters in diameter with stone walls up to 2.7 meters [...]

Men Scryfa Standing Stone: Near Madron, Cornwall, England The Men Scryfa Standing Stone is a standing engrave stone sitting in the middle of a field not far from the infamous Men-an-Tol holey stone monument and the Nine Maidens stone circle. Its early origins is unknown just like with all the other standing stones. “Men Scryfa” [...]

Roadside marker and grave between Punalu’u and Kona Roadside Markers and Graves in Hawaii All along Route 11 on the Big Island of Hawaii are memorial markers, monuments, and graves for those who have lost their lives. In addition to the monuments are quite a few roadside cemeteries. Above is one of the most interesting [...]

The Old Church (Oude Kerk) in the Red Light District* http://www.oudekerk.nl/ * Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThe Oude Kerk is the oldest parish church in Amsterdam. It was consecrated in 1306 by the bishop of Utrecht and is located in the De Wallen, Amsterdam’s main red-light district. The church spans over 3,000 square meters. Its foundation was [...]

Cathedral, Ansbach, Germany Ansbacher MarkgrafengruftAnsbach, Germany Underneath the Gumbertuskirche is a crypt called the Grablege der Markgrafen or Ansbacher Markgrafengruft. Here some very important people are buried, with their caskets/coffins available for you to view during set hours with a custodian present to tell you the histories. The Solms-Laubach: Sophie (1594-1651) – spouse of Joachim [...]

Nuremberg Cemetery Nuremberg Johannisfriedhof Cemetery St. John’s Cemetery (Johannisfriedhof)is situated to the West of the Neutor and is the last resting place of many important citizens of Nuremberg and the surrounding area. Amongst the greats buried here are Albrecht Dürer (painter), Veit Stoß (craftsman) and Willibald Pirckheimer (humanist). The cemetery is composed of many sacrophagos-like [...]

Part B Saturday, 4 April 2009Nürnberg, Germany From the Nibulengenmuseum, a brief hike back to Lady Vanessa’s motor-carriage, with a pit stop at at the fish stop and bakery for some travel munchies, the adventurers were on their way to Nürnberg to meet up with Lady Vanessa’s and Sir Christian’s gathering of friends who periodically [...]

replica monument of the Worms Dom Worms Dom (Cathedral) The Worms Dom, or “Wormser Dom” is also known as the “Cathedral of St Peter”. This is the principal church and chief building of the city of Worms, Germany. It represents one of the finest Romanesque churches on the Rhine, next to Speyer and Mainz. It [...]

Romer Museum (Roman Museum) LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten / LVR-RömerMuseum * Trajanstraße 4, 46509 Xanten, Germany * Phone: +49 (0) 28 01 / 712 – 0 * apx@lvr.de * http://www.apx.de/ * Adults: EUR 5.00 * Children (over the age of six): EUR 2.50 * Disabled people: EUR 4.00 * Students, apprentices: EUR 4.00 The Museum is [...]

Burial JR102C[ insert from the interpretive display at Jamestowne park ]“Burial site of a European man, aged about 19, a gunshot victim, interred sometime during the years 1607-1620″ Burial JR156C[ insert from the interpretive display at Jamestowne park ]“Burial site of a European woman, aged between 40 and 55, interred in the 1620′s” Burial JR1046B[ [...]