gjrk
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Re: Megalithomania
Nov 06, 2009, 21:17
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Hi Tom
I was just reading your Dublin book, looking for your take on the tombs at Bremore;
"Like the Boyne to the north, which receives far more attention due to the three amazing tombs at Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, the River Delvin must have once been an important river to the passage tomb builders."
I always rather books, but I'd miss the website. That's an awful lot of money though and then to have to struggle to keep it going?
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tjj
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Re: Megalithomania
Nov 06, 2009, 21:26
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FourWinds wrote: tiompan wrote: FourWinds wrote: Many thanks for the kind words. I'm actually thinking about closing it down at the moment. I'm fed up with the dedicated server crashing repeatedly under the load. It costs me over 100 euro a month and all it gives me is a pain in the hole.
.The leg and camera work are greatly appreciated whilst we tend to ignore the cost of maintaining sites like yours . Like this site it would be a great loss and if it does , understandably , happen to go , thanks for all the effort for a brilliant resource .
Thanks again. I'm just in a foul mood and sick of the constant fight against DoS attacks. There are some real dozy fuckers out there who think it's fun to ruin an honest website.
What a shame.
I don't know what criteria needs to be met but have you thought of going for Heritage Lottery Funding (there is a area division for northern Ireland). I don't know if there is something similar in the Irish Republic.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/english/InYourArea/NorthernIreland/
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FourWinds
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Re: Megalithomania
Nov 06, 2009, 21:31
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tjj wrote: FourWinds wrote: tiompan wrote: FourWinds wrote: Many thanks for the kind words. I'm actually thinking about closing it down at the moment. I'm fed up with the dedicated server crashing repeatedly under the load. It costs me over 100 euro a month and all it gives me is a pain in the hole.
.The leg and camera work are greatly appreciated whilst we tend to ignore the cost of maintaining sites like yours . Like this site it would be a great loss and if it does , understandably , happen to go , thanks for all the effort for a brilliant resource .
Thanks again. I'm just in a foul mood and sick of the constant fight against DoS attacks. There are some real dozy fuckers out there who think it's fun to ruin an honest website.
What a shame.
I don't know what criteria needs to be met but have you thought of going for Heritage Lottery Funding (there is a area division for northern Ireland). I don't know if there is something similar in the Irish Republic.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/english/InYourArea/NorthernIreland/
There is a new set of grants up for grabs at the moment in Ireland. I'm working on an application, but at times like this I feel like ripping it up!!!!
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FourWinds
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Re: Megalithomania
Nov 06, 2009, 21:34
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gjrk wrote: Hi Tom
I was just reading your Dublin book, looking for your take on the tombs at Bremore;
"Like the Boyne to the north, which receives far more attention due to the three amazing tombs at Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, the River Delvin must have once been an important river to the passage tomb builders."
I think the Bremore tombs could well have been amongst the first in the Boyne Valley complex along with the few other within spitting distance.
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tjj
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Re: Megalithomania
Nov 06, 2009, 21:42
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FourWinds wrote: tjj wrote: FourWinds wrote: tiompan wrote: FourWinds wrote: Many thanks for the kind words. I'm actually thinking about closing it down at the moment. I'm fed up with the dedicated server crashing repeatedly under the load. It costs me over 100 euro a month and all it gives me is a pain in the hole.
.The leg and camera work are greatly appreciated whilst we tend to ignore the cost of maintaining sites like yours . Like this site it would be a great loss and if it does , understandably , happen to go , thanks for all the effort for a brilliant resource .
Thanks again. I'm just in a foul mood and sick of the constant fight against DoS attacks. There are some real dozy fuckers out there who think it's fun to ruin an honest website.
What a shame.
I don't know what criteria needs to be met but have you thought of going for Heritage Lottery Funding (there is a area division for northern Ireland). I don't know if there is something similar in the Irish Republic.
http://www.hlf.org.uk/english/InYourArea/NorthernIreland/
There is a new set of grants up for grabs at the moment in Ireland. I'm working on an application, but at times like this I feel like ripping it up!!!!
Please don't do that. Good Luck !
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Paulus
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Edited Nov 06, 2009, 23:04
Essex County Council's "Unlocking Essex's Past"
Nov 06, 2009, 23:02
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This looks really good aswell - for all you 'southern' lot! ;)
Unlocking Essex's Past - by Essex County Council no less. It's bloody excellent!
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Paulus
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The Old-Fashioned Antiquarian
Nov 09, 2009, 14:28
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Not sure how many folk have seen this site:
the Old Fashioned Antiquarian no less.
Tis mainly about Welsh prehistoric sites, but the material's really decent and there are some damn good images!
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goffik
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Stravaiging Around Scotland
Nov 09, 2009, 19:47
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http://www.stravaiging.com
Andy Sweet (aka Bigsweetie)'s excellent website/blog highlighting many megalithic sites in Scotland.
G x
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BigSweetie
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Re: Stravaiging Around Scotland
Nov 09, 2009, 23:17
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Hello! I wondered where all those clicks came from!
What happened to Old Wells? :(
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FourWinds
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Re: Stravaiging Around Scotland
Nov 10, 2009, 08:02
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BigSweetie wrote: Hello! I wondered where all those clicks came from!
What happened to Old Wells? :(
The title of this thread contains the words of possible interest. Does that answer your question :-)
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