Jaunts to Youghal can have that effect on people alright.

Terrifying to think that it is ten years since you brought in the box of Roses on your birthday.

@kierontyler.bsky.social hope you'll look at the new Karin Krog LP for a review soon. Saw her live yesterday and she never ceases to be remarkable.

@gavinyamey.bsky.social Karin Krog just smiled at me, I may die happy

🤣

Angel Eyes

open.spotify.com/track/4636WA... what may well be Karin Krog's final LP has hit streaming a few days early

A choice for sure.

The fourth really hasn't gotten the attention it deserves.

The finest city in Italy.

seasonal affective disorder means that every day from November to March I have to do at least 2 to 5 nice things otherwise I want to top myself by bedtime and honestly it's not sustainable, that's so many nice things to find every single day, I'm only one person

Have trekked over to Oslo to see Karin Krog (twice) and La Sundfør (once). Off to see Karin in action again next month.

Acquired on Thursday but only hitting the turntable now.

When a written exam exposed an uncomfortable truth in third-level education An extraordinary exam saga has reignited debate about overseas student recruitment, English proficiency standards, and the pressures facing Irish universities

www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

7 Jan 1536: At 10am #otd in Kimbolton Castle, George D'Athequa, Catherine of Aragon's #Dominican confessor in #Spanish & bishop of Llandaff gives her extreme unction.

She died at 2pm. (Lambeth Palace)

Southwell was still being used as a given name among her descendents into the nineteenth century, and you'll spot the great-great-grandfather of a colleague in this list of jurors.

In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree

There's definitely a similar trend in the C of I registers to include Noel among the given names of Christmas babies from the late 19th century onwards, with the caveat that so many of the parishes I look at might only have had three or four baptisms per year.

A year in publications.

happy stylish but illegal monkey day to all who celebrate!!!!! by the way his name is darwin and he lives a farm now

@clodaghtait.bsky.social came across a name in the NAI today that I thought would appeal to you - Clutterbuck Crone

When was this?

A new @rockingbob.bsky.social-inspired purchase

Ivan Yates’s role on Path to Power podcast ends following presidential campaign revelations Undeclared involvement with Fianna Fáil candidate caused difficulties for podcast creators and co-host Matt Cooper

Ivan Yates’s role on Path to Power podcast ended following revelations that he coached Fianna Fail’s presidential candidate, Jim Gavin

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

An interesting photo in today's Indo of Heather meeting her cousin Gráinne McCann in Mitchelstown.
McCann's father, an Canónach Seoirse Mac Canna, was rector sa Daingean, later serving as president of Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise, in which capacity he is seen with Dev and Coslett Ó Cuinn in 1965.

YouTube video by T-ShirtExpress Ménage à Trois - Jet Set Superstar 1980 Gabriel Byrne, May Pang, Pandora Moore, Barry Devlin

youtu.be/2Yl89DeGEyI?...

Further to her appearance on Sunday with Miriam, Twink's finest moment (as lipsynced by John Lennon's ex)

On the turntable night, featuring a song from Kathy Bates when she still went by Bobo.

Released sixty years ago this week, Caroline Carter's Ballad of Possibilities, written by Jackie DeShannon and quite heavy on the cymbalom. Brought to my attention by @rockingbob.bsky.social

youtu.be/89U4CUKlNwM?...

Wonder if there's a link to the Pedders of Kilgainey outside Clonmel.

RIP Danny Thompson

RIP Danny Thompson. Here's a playlist featuring just some of the hundreds of songs that were graced by his bass playing. Includes Nick Drake, Pentangle, Donovan, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Marc Bolan, David Sylvian, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Lilac Time, Julian Cope etc
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...

Happy Maynooth Local History day.