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Have been working on the scrapbook albums for my trip last fall to Ireland and Scotland and y'all, take me back there immediately please and thank you.

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Went to Ireland, saw some bogs 💚 🇮🇪

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too funny. An article in the telegraph UK published this chart in an article discussing the merits of a US trade deal. Telegraph readers must have the intellectual capability of a tub of margarine.

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St Munna’s Church • Westmeath This unusually fortified church is thought to have been originally constructed around the mid-15th century. It served as a medieval parish church. Its defences hint at the unsettled and dangerous period of its construction. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Medieval

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"It's about women's safety"

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17th century, painting of 'A Turkish woman' by an unknown artist (Wellcome) The hat, the pattens, the handkerchief, the ermine trim ... it's all happening

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Sky News: "The chemical footprint of gasses that are only produced by living organisms, have been detected on a planet 124 light years away, using a NASA telescope." FARTS. IN. SPACE!

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It's a misty morning in Ireland and an optimistic song thrush is trying, unsuccessfully, to out-shout a pheasant.

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My two super strong granddaughters holding up Fanad Lighthouse, Co Donegal 😅 💪 #speirgorm #donegal

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Memories of the Galapagos, 2018. We went with a tour company who were very mindful of the ecosystem and made sure the rules were followed. It was truly magical, although I did feel conflicted about our ‘invasion’ of these pristine and tranquil islands. #ecotourism #Galapagos #wildlife #conservation

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The Giant's Ring • Ballynahatty • Down Not far south of the city centre of Belfast, you can find a truly monumental prehistoric landscape. The most visible part of this is the enormous henge, popularly known as the Giant's Ring. #SpéirGhorm #archaeology 🏺

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Transphobia is no more "acceptable" than any other form of bigotry, and I continue to be absolutely astounded, shocked, and revolted that otherwise "liberal" people think otherwise. What do they want transgender people to do? Hide away? Pretend they don't exist?

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Timeless Tower. #Monasterboice #crow #bird #RoundTower #Ireland #IrishHistory #AncientArchitecture #BlackAndWhite #SmartphonePhotography #Photography #HistoricalSite #IrishLandscapes

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The Handball Alley: built across #Ireland since the 1700s — By Kenneth O'Halloran. www.kennethohalloran.com/the-handball... #photography

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The Moon shining over the mouth of Kilmurrin Cove this morning, on my morning walk. #speirgorm #ireland #waterford

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Sunset #Inishbofin #speirgorm #stormhour #thephotohour #Ireland

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Loving our local libraries & librarians ❤️ Comfy, safe & free spaces of pure delight & open to everyone. I had no idea about this app, thank you @tupped.bsky.social 🙏🏾 #speirgorm #spéirghorm #library

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This took me for-fucking-ever because of how precise it had to be but now anyone who visits my house and needs Internet can just point their phone at this instead of having to root around for where we hid the password. #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #Crossstitch

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Susie is always spot on #SpeirGorm

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COFFEE, ANYONE? Images © Merisi Vienna More in ALT texts.

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Out for my morning walk, and spotted the waning gibbous Moon peeking through the clouds over Helvick Head. #Waterford #Ireland #speirgorm

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🌙 🌙 Good Night and Sweet Dreams, Good People Everywhere! 🌙 VIENNESE IMPRESSIONS Looking Up in the Golden Hour Kunsthistorisches Museum Museum of Fine Arts Vienna Image © Merisi Vienna

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14 Apr 1594: Bl. John Cary Dublin-born servant to the Bosgrove family arrested at Chideock Castle Dorset for abetting a priest. Hanged at Dorchester 4 July 1594. Kissed the noose & said: 'O precious collar'

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14 Apr 1207: Walter de Lacy summoned to England #otd to answer charges in a case of dispute over the City of #Limerick with Meiler Fitz Henry (NLI, Limerick in the late 17thC)

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Sure let's have another... The same dry stone wall half way up Maulin mountain, a few km from the last photo. Taken last week on one of our random "Summer's day in Springtime" type of days. #hiking #nature #photography #scape #landscape #Ireland #SpéirGorm #MountainMonday

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May Day 1919 at a former school near me in Clerkenwell. I don’t think they’re intoning ‘Every May 1st a step closer to Socialism.’

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Time for a bit of bloomscrolling I think. The front gardens of Dublin are looking well this spring #BloomScrolling #Flowers #SpéirGhorm

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Government defending the indefensible - well after their deal with Lowry, they are used to doing so! #speirgorm www.rte.ie/news/politic...

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Ravens have 17 primary wing feathers, called pinions. Crows have 16 primary wing feathers. So the difference between ravens and crows is a matter of a pinion.

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Spéirmhná

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Who were 12th century invaders of Ireland? By John Dorney www.theirishstory.com/2019/10/31/d...

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14 Apr 1598: Edmund Spenser's View of the Present State of #Ireland is entered into the Stationers' Register #otd, it was not published till 1633 (in #Dublin) but circulated widely in manuscript before that (This Ms image is courtesy of Mark Empey)

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Killenaule RC church, built in 1860s replacing an earlier thatched roof mid 18thC chapel located where the bell tower is now. Found these on my hard drive as I posted all 3 on Twitter at some stage, but X search can't find the tweets and Google/Bing search also a blank, so no idea who to credit.

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Even at 300-500 metres from where I was sat on the cliff, the fin was still distinctly visible. Friend’s were out kayaking here the day before when they found themselves amongst Basking Sharks & Minke Whales. “The plankton was fizzing”. #BaskingShark #WestCork #Ireland #Coast 📷 zoom in.

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It's #TravelAddicts #TopTravelPics time Todays theme is #TravelModes - show us pics of your favorite ways to get around while travelling Don't forget to use the hashtags & tag hosts: @jollyhobos.bsky.social @velvetescape.bsky.social @thethoroughtripper.bsky.social Details for my pics in Alt Text

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Visited the hometown for a family get together to say goodbye to an uncle. I always love this view over the River Suir towards Slievenamon. Low tide too: I don't think I have ever seen the river bed so clearly. #speirgorm #ireland

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Day 103 ✅️ #200DaysOfWalking 📍Belderrig, County Mayo, Ireland. Normal Irish weather has resumed!

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Coney Island, Co Sligo......Ireland........ www.dhphotography.info/seascapes #landscape #photography #coneyisland

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Oh hey I forgot I can post here #photography #canon #ireland

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He's bought and paid for.

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Inishtrahull Lighthouse, lighthouse in Ireland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inishtrahull_Lighthouse #lighthouse #map

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Kilmainham Gaol Prison #ireland #dublin #stunday #travelphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #travel #photography #nikon #whatsnext

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"In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable." - Samuel Beckett, novelist, playwright, poet and short-story writer ("Waiting For Godot", "Malone Dies", "Worstward Ho"), b. 1906, Dublin, Ireland

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Playing Trump like a banjo.

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