Subject: Re: Ireland-NI border pics
Date: Sep 12, 2004 @ 21:17
Author: Peter Smaardijk ("Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@...>)
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> Back in the 80s the British govt. erected roadblocks on most of theacross
> border crossings and had checkpoints on others. You could walk
> anytime but not drive. In order to drive a car across you had totake a
> long diversion and use an "approved road" to cross. This was at thetrying to
> height of the IRA's blitzkrieg.
> Does anyone have pictures of these roadblocks??
>
> JK
>
> >
> > None at all anywhere on that border. Apparently both sides are
> > reduce the significance of the border altogether in terms ofeveryday
> > living, driving, and tourism. It's all done by county now, and itIrish
> > appears that the counties of the north are now simply treated as
> > counties generically all over the island.I can
> >
> >
> >
> > I have many more pictures, but I'm trying to reduce their size so
> > post them.BoundaryPoint. I
> >
> > Dallen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jesper Nielsen [mailto:jesniel@i...]
> > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 7:12 AM
> > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Ireland-NI border pics
> >
> >
> >
> > So there were no blue EU signs at the borders.
> >
> >
> >
> > Also no ordinary, non-EU signs announcing the countries?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jesper
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Dallen Timothy <mailto:dtimothy@a...>
> >
> > To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 7:35 PM
> >
> > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Ireland-NI border pics
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I've been hibernating for several months finishing up a couple
> > of new books, but I've been reading the goings-on of
> > was on business in Ireland last month, and of course I took theThings
> > opportunity to do several border stops on the NI-Ireland border.
> > have changed a lot on this border since the early 1990s. In factat all
> > eight places we crossed (on land and on river) there is no signUnlike other
> > whatsoever that an international boundary is being crossed.
> > EU borders, there are no blue signs announcing which country oneis
> > entering, and there certainly are no border stations left (unlikethere
> > between Finland and Sweden). After talking a lot with academics,
> > politicians, and local people along the border I've realized that
> > is a lot of cooperation now going on between the north and south,and in
> > fact the whole island is being promoted in tourism terms as asingle
> > destination. All of the South's brochures and Websites includethe North
> > and vice versa, and geographical lexicon the only divisions arenow by
> > county, not by country.border,
> >
> >
> >
> > Now for the attached photos:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1) Picture 009 is of the border just southwest of
> > Londonderry. The 1:60,000 topographic map shows this as a dry
> > but in fact it's a small stream under this old bridge. You cansee the
> > pavement change in the middle of the bridge and the new speedlimit is
> > in km, not miles. The speed signs are the only indication you aremarked with
> > entering the Republic.
> >
> > 2) Up the road about 300-400 meters you find this sign,
> > welcoming you to County Donegal. All the major crossings are
> > welcome to County X signs, but no indication of Ireland orNorthern
> > Ireland.plug up
> >
> >
> >
> > I'll send more today and over the intervening days. Doug is
> > helping me reduce their size-thanks Doug. Hopefully they won't
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> > Cheers,
> > Dallen
> >
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