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Carol Quinn

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CATTE VERSIOUN (speculatyve! not based on real attested textes!) • OLD ENGLISH: Miæow • MIDDLE ENGLISH: Myeaue • EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: Meowe
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣 We’re #Hiring: Deputy Chief Herald of Ireland Join the NLI’s Office of the #ChiefHerald in this unique role, leading #heraldic and #genealogical research and helping preserve Ireland’s cultural heritage. ⭐ Find out more & apply: ow.ly/rMXt50ZNcTN 📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026
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Clodagh Finn @clodaghfinn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I've been haunted by the words of former Cumann na mBan women who led lives of quiet desperation in the state they helped to build. @lloislanel.bsky.social has done eye-opening & vital research laying bare the hardship faced by single women in Cork. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu... #SpeirGorm
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Clodagh Finn: The Cork women who helped build the State were left with almost nothing
New research uncovers the poverty, neglect and quiet desperation faced by Cork women who fought during Ireland’s revolutionary period
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 15/08/2026
"I get that you are having an existential crisis of self, facing the realities of aging, and accepting your social and economic circumstances, but listen, there is nothing I can do; I’m just a cat stretching in a bodega."
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I Can’t Fix Your Life; I’m Just a Bodega Cat Stretching
“I can’t do anything about your unaffordable rent or exorbitant student loans; I have no expenses in my life. I live in a potato chip display and sleep twent...
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal Patrick Kidd in The Times
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/06/2026
HANK, 49 Twice divorced, twice widowed, and looking for fun. Are you a buxom seventeen-year-old and also first cousin to my late second wife and also willing to ignore that I am nearly thrice your age and also in my direct line of sight?
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Henry VIII’s Dating App Profiles
“Grieving widower seeking comely maid to provide comfort and more male heirs in time of deep sorrow over the passing of my favorite wife from childbed fever....
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 24/06/2026
I've updated the plague doctor meme. I could have added that there's only evidence for one, maybe two existing and that some doubt it even ever existed but I ran out of space and I just had to use this delicious font. More here: fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/06/08/b...
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 17/06/2026
Much better! If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century : youtu.be/3zGf7_YL70M?...
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If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century
YouTube video by Jonasquin
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 14/06/2026
Time line cleanser, for morale improving purposes, from my garden:
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Death toll in Gaza surpasses 73,000
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Galapagos Octopus O what a Joye to us! Galapagos Octopus Do what you do! Raucous and Bumptious, Galapagos Octopus! Azure and Splendorous -- Tinye and blue!
Picture of tiny blue Galapagos octopus
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Micheál Martin @micheal-martin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Appalled at the shocking behaviour of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards illegally detained members of the Sumud Flotilla. The Israeli government’s actions are in breach of international law and I intend to raise this issue at EU level.
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Trinity College Library, Cambridge @trincolllibcam.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Hurrah for Friday and #worlddonkeyday. This donkey (ms B.11.27) is very pleased to be taking a break from studying for exams to play music and dance. mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B...
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 26/04/2026
‘The erasure of the built environment was mirrored by the destruction of records of it. Municipal plans, historical maps and property deeds were destroyed when Israel bombed Gaza City’s Central Archives in November 2023.’ Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line
Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
#C4News last night reported on the wholesale targeting of ambulances & paramedics in Lebanon by Israel, including the recent 'triple hit', when Israel attacked an ambulance, then attacked paramedics who went to help, and then attacked further paramedics also trying to help.
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Jennie O’Sullivan @jennieos.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Watch: 1926 Census records to be released to public
The 1926 Census returns are being released online in a landmark initiative that gives the public an insight into the lives of people living in Ireland 100 years ago.
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire, just because they show up with a bucket.” — Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
More than 24hrs after their protest there's a whole load of Carolan Coaches from Co Meath proudly parked up all along O'Connell St making life very difficult for ordinary Dublin workers who didn't start bombing Iran or close the Strait of Hormuz
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VOICES OF WOMEN IN EARLY MODERN IRELAND @voicestcd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Explore the extraordinary stories of injured veterans, widows and orphans of the British civil wars that have been uncovered through the work of the Civil War Petitions Project! 🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells
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Extraordinary lives of ordinary men, women and children revealed by the Civil War Petitions Project - The World Turned Upside Down
Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells reveal some of the key findings from this study which opens a window on the impact of the British Civil Wars
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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 31/03/2026
Fancy exploring the Ring of Kerry this year? We have a FREE itinerary guide, featuring 22 of my favourite historic highlights (including Ballinskelligs Castle!). Grab your free guide today at the link below www.tuatha.ie/the-ultimate...
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The Ultimate Ring of Kerry Tour Itinerary - Tuatha
Our free Ultimate Ring of Kerry Tour itinerary helps you to explore like an expert – featuring 22 unmissable story-filled sites!
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! #SaintPatrick’sDay
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Absolutely blown away by the level of detail someone has done in the windows and doors of this derelict house in Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. So beautiful! @frankoconnor.bsky.social #DerelictIreland
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Mary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power
They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Timely survey here ahead of #InternationalWomensDay …
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Dr Leeann Lane @lloislanel.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
youtu.be/HfXmpJRZPYI
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Tony Benn in the House of Commons Iraq Bombing Speech
YouTube video by Alex Mc
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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Launch of Hedgehog Conservation Ireland — new initiative to support and conserve the small mammals nationwide "Best things you can do are try to leave little parts of your garden a little bit wild - log piles or piles of leaves. Put away the chemicals - the slug pellets are bad news for hedgehogs"
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Lá Fhéile Bríd sona daoibh go léir!
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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 01/02/2026
Today, St Brigid’s Day, marks three years since Ireland’s first public holiday named after a woman. It’s a chance to celebrate the vital role women play in Irish culture and history. Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid….
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Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 05/01/2026
This week we are featuring some extraordinary Irish women in honour of #NollaignamBan. Mary Ann McCracken campaigned for the abolition of slavery, and argued that the liberty and equality sought by the United Irishmen should be extended to women. www.dib.ie/biography/mc... #DIBLives @ria.ie
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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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Crawford Art Gallery @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Today is World Jellyfish Day! So of course we’re taking a look at Jellyfish Lake by Dorothy Cross, which was filmed in an isolated lake in Micronesia where millions of golden jellyfish migrate across the lake daily. #CrawfordArtGallery #WorldJellyFishDay
 A woman floats, naked, in extremely clear, blue-green water while dozens or hundreds of golden jellyfish float quietly past her.A woman floats, naked, in extremely clear, blue-green water while dozens or hundreds of golden jellyfish float quietly past her.
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Dr Christina Wade 👻🍺 @braciatrix.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Samhain and Halloween to everyone!! And it's time for my annual PSA that women brewing in UK and Ireland were not removed from the beer trade via en masse witchcraft accusations and the modern witch stereotype doesn't come from their garb either
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a cartoon of a witch flying on a broom with the words woohoo below her .
Alt: a cartoon of a witch flying on a broom with the words woohoo below her .
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 29/10/2025
Friendly reminder, if you see someone this Halloween wearing the plague doctor with the bird beak mask costume, you have to ask them what they are supposed to be and if they then say they're a medieval plague doctor... it's your duty to correct them ;)
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Really intrigued to listen in on today’s seminar on digital preservation hosted by @dri.ie #WDPD25 😁
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
If anyone has some time to help out in transcribing old, handwritten weather records. www.met.ie/met-eireann-...
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Met Éireann opens historic weather transcription project to all - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service
Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, is the leading provider of weather information and related services for Ireland.
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
From just over a year ago: On Irish words for rain - and sunshine... For a very special edition of Sunday Miscellany live from Áras an Uachtaráin, listen to Samradh, by Manchán Magan . www.rte.ie/culture/2024...
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Sunday Miscellany: Samradh, by Manchán Magan
On Irish words for rain - and sunshine
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
World wise traveller and film-maker Manchán is not gone from us, he's gone ahead of us jrnl.ie/6834160
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World wise traveller and film-maker Manchán is not gone from us, he's gone ahead of us
The writer and film-maker Manchán Magan, whose death was announced today, leaves a legacy which will ripple around the world and across generations.
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Went on such an interesting and informative (and free!!) tour today of South Parish, Cork City led by Cllr Kieran McCarthy Míle Buíchós!!
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CorkBeo.ie @corkbeo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Bere Island the place to be for Arts lovers this weekend - loads of ferries and day-trip options available
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West Cork's most exciting island arts festival opens on the Wild Atlantic Way
Take the ferry to Bere Island - it's the place to be this weekend
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish: could it actually be true? www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
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Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish: could it actually be true?
Manchán Magan has set out to collate as many weather words in Irish as he can. Bear in mind that it will rain hard if a leprechaun of the ditch comes into the kitchen
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Professor Nick Maynard, consultant in internal medicine, reports on the dreadful medical situation in Gaza. Israeli border guards seized infant formula from is fellow Doctors entering the genocide scene that is Gaza. Children died unnecessary as a result. #Gaza #Cork
Dr Nick Maynard.
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
This evening!!
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The new tariffs are going to hit artists particularly hard if it means losing customers in the US, so I'd ask Irish people to please consider buying local, from Irish makers, where at all possible. Support that means little to a huge business makes a massive difference to small creators. We need ye.
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Colm O’Gorman @colm.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Famine has not “struck” Gaza. It is not the result of some natural disaster. It has been engineered. Famine has been inflicted upon the people of Gaza by Israel, who have been facilitated by their enabler allies.
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Carol Quinn @cqcork.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Cork City Heritage Open Day - never been inside this building before, Cork Savings Bank on Lapp’s Quay! #HeritageWeek
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dóchas is grá @dochasisgra.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I've squeezed between the 3 beds in a small single room to sit beside people in tears because of how degraded this man's accommodation made them feel I've written letter after letter to try to get them suitable food (halal, suitable for allergies) but no, he couldn't afford it. #speirgorm
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
As the West turns itself inside out in pretending not to fully grasp the extermination campaign being waged against an entire population, this from the Guardian about sums it up.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 11/07/2025
A Condition Red Forest Fire warning has been issued in advance of hot weather forecast this weekend. jrnl.ie/6760683
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Condition Red forest fire warning issued ahead of hot weather this weekend
As well as posing a risk to the public, wildfires can have a devastating effect on wildlife.
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SLATED™ @slated.ie · 08/07/2025
Morning 👋 How are we all today? I see the billionaire of online sales is in super discount mode. (That wedding wasn't cheap) This is a little reminder of our list of Irish Designers. Reposts would be wonderful 😉 #supportsmallbusiness #SLATED go.bsky.app/9sh8HQq
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 21/06/2025
NEMO is a pilot programme for mobility and artistic exchange, to foster international collaboration, strengthen artistic networks across the region and support artists. Cash, support and connections. Link below. Please share :)
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NEMO – Northern European Mobility Opportunity | In Focus | Nordic Culture Fund
<p>NEMO is a pilot programme for mobility and artistic exchange, supported by the Nordic Culture Fund and the arts funding agencies of Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The progr...
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