And it never struck any of them that Jack is a version of John.
They’re telling us the most popular baby names of last year. As my mammy used to say ‘All following one another chicken cum plock’.
Winter Olympics over at last so quiz night is back on BBC2. #RELIEF
Quiz night on BBC2 has been sidelined in favour of the Winter Olympics. 😡
From what I have observed over the years Americans like algebra, the Dow Jones, the Super Bowl, the flag, guns and peanut butter & jelly.
The Origins of St. Brigid's Day & Imbolg.
I look at the origins of what is now a Public Holiday in Ireland. Imbolg is one of the four Gaelic festivals; Brigid, a Saint & Goddess.
I'd be very grateful for RTs!
#StBrigidsDay #Brigid #Imbolg #LáFhéileBríde
irishlanguagematters.com/2026/02/01/b...
Horrible world. Let us hope Eavan Boland was there only the once.
I suspect you have more than that.
Annual tribute to the foreBrigids (and Mary Brigid)
God bless and save us all.
May Patrick, Brigid and Colmcille
guard each wall.
May the Queen of heaven and the angels bright
Keep us in our house from harm this night.
I’ll never be able to accept that so many people chose to put Trump in power. You have to wonder if a population can be more misinformed in the internet age than in preliterate societies?
RTE radio celebrating 100 years. I recall being told of the old guy who was taken aback on hearing the radio in the neighbours’ kitchen “Have them nothin’ to do only sing in’ and jiggin’ in the middle of the day?” @aodhbc.bsky.social
let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark.
C.1970 Me trying to get through to home number (13) via the local post office lady.
Mrs G in the PO: Is that you Rita? No point in me putting you through. I’m after seeing your mother going over to the chapel.
Rampant cocaine use by normally decent people is Trump-level hypocrisy
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Trump’s Walmart warmongering in Venezuela isn’t empire building, it’s entertainment
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
"An aide to Farage when he was an MEP, tells Crick that his boss hated policy meetings. “He was totally out of his bloody depth. Intelligent people – he was scared of them. He has an inferiority complex about education and highly qualified people.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/f....
#poetry
#harlempoets
#mamdani
Programme on Daniel O'Connell at 6.30 on RTE tonight followed by quiz night on BBC2. Yeah.
Watching Lady and the Tramp. Christmas tradition.
Annual Christmas treat. Watching Lady and the Tramp.
Mind yourself.
Frank McNally on 19th century engineering project that linked Tipperary with ‘civilisation’
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...
