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Nuala Johnson

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Professor Emerita. Historical and political geographer. History of science, botanical gardens, natural history. Nationalism, public monuments. Gender and natural history. Gardening. Art.

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Storm Chandra has done her thing. But more and more rain forecast on already inundated ground.

28.01.2026 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Irish literature: What our own stories of emigration teach us about today's immigrants Irish literature expert Mรกirรญn Nic Eoin takes us through memoirs, stories, poems and songs about stories of people departing Ireland over the years.

www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish...

19.11.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Manchรกn ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

03.10.2025 06:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 401    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science by Peter Dear. From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science

The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science by Peter Dear. From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science

From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science.

Peter Dear's The World as We Know It publishes Oct 21 (6 Jan UK pub).

Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

02.10.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Cancel Netflixโ€™: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series Resurfaced clip from Dead End: Paranormal Park led Musk to encourage his followers to cancel their subscriptions Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire and self-proclaimed โ€œfree speech absolutistโ€, has in recent days trained his attention on getting people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest of what he claims is the companyโ€™s โ€œwoke biasโ€ and inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters. Musk, the richest person in the world with a net worth of approximately $500bn, has repeatedly encouraged his 227 million followers on X, the platform he controls, to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. In the past three days alone, he has posted or reposted calls to cancel Netflix for its content at least 26 times. Continue reading...

โ€˜Cancel Netflixโ€™: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series

02.10.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Those who prefer a map to an app abound in the age of GPS | Letters Letters: Readers respond to a piece by John Harris on how we are increasingly leaving navigation to our phones

Those who prefer a map to an app abound in the age of GPS | Letters

02.05.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Forget me nots and clematis

Forget me nots and clematis

Aquilegia, blue

Aquilegia, blue

Mexican orange blossom - white

Mexican orange blossom - white

Redhead in dappled shade!

Redhead in dappled shade!

Studies in blue and white, on a lazy Friday afternoon in dappled shade!

02.05.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Royal Irish Academy is ceasing activity on X (Twitter) - Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour. Therefor...

Statement: The Royal Irish Academy is ceasing activity on X (Twitter)

www.ria.ie/2025/05/01/t...

01.05.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 453    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Happy May Day!

01.05.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As late spring begins its transition towards early summer. I adore my garden #garden #tulips #ferns #bluebells

26.04.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Delighted youโ€™re having a go Jonathan. And the second is such an Irish phrase!

25.04.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bulbs looking divine in my garden. Happy days ๐Ÿ˜†

30.03.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy St Patrickโ€™s Day weekend. โ˜˜๏ธโ˜˜๏ธ

16.03.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunshine at last!

22.02.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Standing firm.

16.12.2024 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New vibe on the cake decoration front! #cake #christmas

24.11.2024 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration Ed Armston-Sheret returns to Time to Eat the Dogs to talk about British geographical expeditions and the labor that made them possible, specifically the labor of local peoples that is frequently omโ€ฆ

It was great to talk to Professor Michael Robinson about my new book 'On the Backs of Others': Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration.' Take a listen to the podcast and find a discount code here๐Ÿ‘‡ timetoeatthedogs.com/2024/11/15/o...

18.11.2024 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beautiful walk along the Lagan towpath. But I ate far too much for lunch at the Lock Keeperโ€™s Inn! ๐Ÿด๐Ÿด

17.11.2024 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A bit of a garden clean-up as autumn draws to a close. Reward: freshly baked marmalade cake. Only five weeks to the winter solstice and lengthening days #gardening #leaves

16.11.2024 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Superb work.

15.11.2024 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is a beautiful one but to be honest I find beauty and pleasure in all four!

13.11.2024 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Light catching the dome of Belfast City Hall on a clear late autumn afternoon!

12.11.2024 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Belfast exhibition will celebrate NI's Irish language revival A project invoving schoolchildren aims to present the story of Irish language revival in Belfast.

Fascinating project.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

11.11.2024 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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