A Nice Vintage

The vintage car show, held outside Wicklow's Historic Gaol last Sunday, wasn't as interesting as previous years but this was nice  - a 1969 911T.

The Three MOs

Three MOs (that's Morris Oxfords) leave the Wicklow Arms, Delgany for the Garden Of Ireland Vintage Car Club New Year Run on Sunday last, preceded of course by the ever gorgeous Borgward Isabella Coupé.

Umha Aois

Gaelic for Bronze Age, Umha Aois is an "ongoing experimental project organised on a volunteer basis by a committee formed of artists & archaeologists. Through research and experimentation we are attempting to rediscover our Bronze Age ancestors' casting methods, and in the process empower the artists involved with unique approaches to working in bronze".  So states their website as we observe members of the group delivering a fascinating demonstration of Bronze Casting here at the Tradional Skills Day in Wicklow's Historic Gaol.

Traditional Skills

Visited the Wicklow Traditional Skills Day held in the courtyard of Wicklow's Historic Gaol last weekend.  There were talks and demonstrations of traditional building, rural and household skills - knitting, felting and crocheting, weaving, pottery, joinery construction, use of lime, blacksmithing, wood turning, thatching and even Bronze Age casting!

The event was co-ordinated by the Heritage Office of Wicklow County Council, with support from The Heritage Council.

Cool, Man

Ambling across the new bridge at The Murrough, Co Wicklow, while enjoying the sparkling October weather, this Morgan is way too cool, man!

Isabella's Gone

Back in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow and the Garden Of Ireland Vintage Car Club are off on their 2nd annual run, heading out into the Wicklow Mountains, on this the first of a two day jaunt, and, above,  led by this gorgeous hardtopped MGA Roadster, followed not far behind by the Morgan we pictured yesterday.

Right, a fond farewell to Enniskerry from the '49 Triumph 2000 Roadster.






The 911 Turbo, to this day, continues to boss everything in it's wake, especially the Young Pretender, the Boxster, parked behind on the side of the street and partially obscured.

And somehow, during all of the departures, we managed to miss the Borgward Isabella Coupe!

Isabella

So today we renew our acquaintance with dear Isabella, dressed on this occasion in delectable shades of green and perfectly blending, Saturday morning last, with the leafy surrounds of the beautiful village of Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.

Now, gentlemen, let's not get carried away - we are gathered here at the Powerscourt Arms Country House for the Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club's 2nd Annual Garden of Ireland Run departing from Enniskerry and heading through Glencree and on to Blessington and from there back to Woodenbridge, for some overnight fun, and finishing up with a short run to the Glenview Hotel in Glen of the Downs on Sunday.

All right, I can't deny, my favourite is the Borgward Isabella Coupe but what about the Morgan 4-4 2 Seater Sports above left or the beautifully maintained '51 Morris Oxford, right and especially the classic Porsche Speedster pictured below.

Carnew Heritage Day II

We're back in Carnew, Co Wicklow for another look at the Vintage Working Day, organised by Carnew Heritage Club.

Left, the guys from Carnew Heritage Club demonstrate how to dismantle a vintage Ferguson tractor in 15 minutes using only a single Ferguson spanner. And then, they have to put it back together!

Look and learn - these kids are engrossed in the sheep shearing demonstration.

Below, fond memories.

Carnew Heritage Day

Sunday last, we criss-crossed the county from our base outside Wicklow Town to the rally in Russborough House near Blessington and then on to Carnew on the Wicklow/Wexford border for the Carnew Heritage Working Day.










Organised by Carnew Heritage Club, it was a fun packed day with something for everyone -  Vintage ploughing, harvesting and threshing; vintage steam engines, tractors, trucks and machinery; sheep shearing and even some music!

Rally At Russborough

Blessington Vintage Car & Motorcycle Club held their autumn rally on Sunday last, meeting at beautiful Russborough House, Blessington, Co Wicklow on what was a dark and murky morning but much uplifted by the stately surroundings and the spectacle of the motors assembled there, many of which came from the U.K..

Now, your intrepid blogger just happened to be there to witness this gathering  prior to attending a morning tour of the aforementioned house at a cost of €10.  And, no, I can't offer you photos - no photography allowed inside this house!  I wonder could they have a security problem?

Vintage Time IV

Final post from the Rathnew Vintage Car and Tractor Run, Rathnew, Co Wicklow and this girl leads the way in her MF 133.

Left, being a city boy, and because it's got no markings, I have no idea what make or model tractor this guy is driving - could it be a Ferguson TE20?  Never mind, there's always the Harley:

Vintage Time III

Continuing our visit to the Rathnew Vintage Car and Tractor Run, above, if I'm not mistaken, is a nice example of a 1953 Riley RMF - very nice!





On the left, reflections of a blogger/snapper at work!




Below, not really vintage but how cool is this Mini and trailer?

Vintage Time II

All kinds of everything at the Rathnew Vintage Car and Tractor Run, so, it's muscle cars and ancient cars and some in between! Above, this first generation Ford Mustang; on the left, from 1915 to 1925 you could have the Model T Ford in any color as long as it was black; and below, this 1930's version of the ever popular Austin Seven.

Vintage Time

Vintage Time and so, off to the Vintage Car and Tractor Run in Rathnew, Co Wicklow for a fun day out where we see vintage, classic and ancient cars, tractors and motorbikes, side events and stalls, musical entertainment and even a bouncy castle.  Yes folks, we know how to do things properly here in Wicklow!

So, what about the stylish '58 Borgward Isabella TS Coupe above left and this '49 MG TC Roadster below?