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Michael Cahill

@michaelkinsell8.bsky.social
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Conflict Archaeologist, Military Historian & Professional Actor under stage name of Michael Kinsella itsligo.academia.edu/michaelcahill

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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Media Klaxon alert 🙂!! The latest episode of The Irish History Boys podcast is out and about! Listen to @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social & #TimMcGarry and I chat about all things #UnitedIrish & 1798! #Irish #History #archaeology #fyp youtube.com/shorts/QUW0d...
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The French fleet was turned back from Bantry Bay in 1796.
YouTube video by The Irish History Boys
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Lost Roman temple unearthed near ancient military fort in Germany | The Jerusalem Post www.jpost.com/archaeology/...
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Lost Roman temple unearthed near ancient military fort in Germany | The Jerusalem Post
Alongside the temple’s remains, archaeologists found inscribed two votive stones, a statuette of the goddess Victoria, and additional statue fragments, at the site.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 12/10/2026
Zelenskyy: "When our strikes reached Yandex’s data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. A lot of people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations. Because there were fewer bots. It’s pretty clear where those bots were"
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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Lovely Iron Age enclosure cropmark just east of Montgomery and a few metres over the border into England on the latest Google Earth imagery from summer.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The wild rainforest in our place is criss-crossed with old mossy stone walls, built when this was all open farmland before the trees returned. Nature loss *can* be reversed.
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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hobby update.. sort of! So, my #Fallout proxies are mainly kitbashed @warlordgames.com @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social & @northstarfigs.bsky.social - sometimes I go rogue & add characters from films I love... any ideas for this one? Yes, he is wearing a tiny #SistersofMercy t-shirt & holding a pint 😉
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Michael Cahill @michaelkinsell8.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Bought the 45 back in '82, Tony, there's was a great live TOTP performance I remember, great to see his voice and performance is still par excellence 🙂
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Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
V-11 engines with their output reduced to 520 hp were much more reliable than standard V-2s. Permission to install these engines into IS-2 tanks was given #OTD in 1944, but they were only put into mass production in time for the IS-3. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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Tony Pollard @tonypollard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No such thing as a bad Joe Jackson gig. Brilliant once again in Glasgow tonight.
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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
An interesting stone marker on the side of the old bridle road SE of Pont Scethin in Dyffryn Ardudwy. It lies close to the junction with the more modern Taith Ardudwy bridleway. Unless you look very closely you miss a lot of graffiti, some of it perhaps as early as the mid 19th c. Not on maps.
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WatW @theworldatwar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Canadian soldiers of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Division) hitch a lift on a Sherman tank from B Squadron, Fort Garry Horse Regiment - Groningen, Netherlands, 13th April 1945 #worldwar2 #ww2 #groningen #netherlands #history #canadian #1940s #sherman #tank
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Again. Impeach him.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Signs you’re a war criminal: You attack the court that goes after war criminals
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Some Harry Clarke (1889-1931) stained glass & some of my work. Some mellow for Saturday!
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'll be speaking at the IADT in Dún Laoghaire next Monday! www.eventbrite.ie/e/eoghan-dal...
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Eoghan Daltun – An Irish Atlantic Rainforest and the Magic of Rewilding
Guest speaker Eoghan Daltun shares his rewilding journey in West Cork, followed by a Q&A on nature, biodiversity and climate.
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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lovely day exploring Moel y Golfa on a long circular from Criggion. Up past the gypsy monument and down to Trinity Well and back round via Middletown. Really clear distant views today. Loads of tree graffiti dating from 1916 - 2026 on the beech trees by the well. Lola loves the two rock scrambles 🙂
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#OTD in 1944, Weelde area, Holland. A 25-pounder gun shelling nearby Germans counter-attacking British positions. #WW2 #HISTORY
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Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Soviet trials of a captured 7.5 cm Pak 41 anti-tank gun began #OTD in 1942. This squeezebore gun had high penetration, but the ammunition used rare and expensive tungsten alloy and the barrel wore down quickly due to high pressure. #artillery #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nice to see the parch marks of the late Flavian fort at Caersws appearing on the latest Google Earth coverage. The inner roads and stone defence wall along with eastern road and multiple defensive ditches can all be seen. The earlier Flavian campaign fort defences also appear east of the village.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Christ, it's so bloody hard to stay positive at the moment.
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Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A mesh to protect against shaped charges was tested #OTD in 1944 by the 7th Armoured Brigade. This method offered good protection against the Panzerfaust 30, but not the larger and more powerful Panzerfaust 60. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1944, Eindhoven area, Holland. Airmen from the RAF Regiment manning a captured German Spandau machine gun. (Corporal J. Wilkins of Middlesborough, Leading Aircraftmen H. Clay of Watford, and Leading Aircraftmen D. Freed of Birmingham.) #WW2 #HISTORY
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I stood in the presence of several very ancient oaks in Bandon's Castlebernard Woods a few months ago, and was in total awe. Such trees are now *incredibly* rare in Ireland. Please support Bandon Environmental Action Group in getting the 34.5-acre ecosystem protected. www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...
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Public urged to join fight to protect ancient West Cork woodland
Some of these magnificent trees date back hundreds of years
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
(1944, Italy.) A Universal carrier with some extra fire power. #WW2 #HISTORY
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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Time to get "Breturn" trending. #Breturn
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Cormac Moore @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the latest The Irish History Boys episode, Tim McGarry and I are joined by @drgavinhughes.bsky.social again for another great episode, this time on the 1798 Rebellion. youtu.be/wnpzNDIPp-s?...
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The Darkest Year in Ireland’s History: The Brutal 1798 Rebellion
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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you're at a loose end this weekend and fancy a bit of #history #archaeology #Ireland chat - why not delve into 1798 for while... #fyp
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Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It is 7 years since Coillte committed to removing the plantation surrounding the Derryclare forest in Galway but still not a single conifer has been removed. We now have national restoration targets for 2030 but we'll need get a lot quicker if these are to be met www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?
Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It doesn't matter that Ireland only has miniscule fragments of native forests left, or that these are mostly in a dying state. When it comes to fixing that, everything takes forever and is piecemeal, if it even happens at all. It's always plenty of talk and written reports, but little or no action.
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Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Factory #174 transitioned to producing T-34-85 tanks with improved armour #OTD in 1944. This was the last of Soviet factories to move to building tanks with new turrets with armour up to 90 mm thick. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(1944, Holland.) Men from 49 Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment (formerly 49 Royal Tank Regiment) beside their LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked). #WW2 #HISTORY
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 02/10/2026
#Tibetan history, told by #Tibetans. “Four Rivers Six Ranges” brings the Chushi Gangdruk resistance to the big screen. Its director tells @apnews.com that the Indian release was delayed under pressure ahead of Xi’s visit.
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As India and China repair ties, a Tibet film tells the story of a forgotten resistance
“Four Rivers Six Ranges” brings Tibet’s little-known resistance history to the screen through the story of ordinary Tibetans who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I missed this in the Constitution.
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Michael Cahill @michaelkinsell8.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why Peter Sellers gave up drumming and the best Alec Guinness impersonation you're likely to hear for finale 🙂 youtu.be/ExdVqEdNtw0?...
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Peter Sellers Turned Up in a Nazi Uniform. Parkinson Carried On Regardless | Parkinson on BBC
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Tony Pollard @tonypollard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A long journey home and it’s good to be back. Thinking of my friends & students in Kyiv who don’t have the privilege of having home as a safe space. Keeping my air alert app active for a while as a reminder of what they are living through. Here’s a snapshot from this Sunday afternoon. Slava Ukraini.
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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Despite the grim topic, in this episode the Irish History Boys (the esteemed Dr @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social & legend Tim McGarry!) & myself chat our way across C17th Ireland - from Portadown to Wexford - and see why 1641 -1660 can truly be called the 'Bloodiest Chapter' of Irish history...
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Tony Pollard @tonypollard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In my element today at the National museum of history of Ukraine being shown the amazing results of a battlefield archaeology project. A 1630s showdown between Cossacks and Poles. And for that piece of armour look no further than the Polish Hussar kit in the csse.
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Cormac Moore @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On this week’s The Irish History Boys episode, Tim McGarry and I are joined by @drgavinhughes.bsky.social for a really interesting episode on Oliver Cromwell’s legacy in Ireland. youtu.be/MdGrDx89dh8?...
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The Bloodiest Chapter in Irish History: Drogheda, Wexford & Cromwell in Ireland
YouTube video by The Irish History Boys
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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Out & about at TCD, but there's always time to pause by FSL (Lyons) looking across to WEH (Lecky) & the Campanile - I'm also thinking of the great NI historian & scholar we lost this week in Gordon Lucy; a lovely, friendly gentleman in every sense & a true font of knowledge. We will all miss him.
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ruins and a caste. Between them is the Rhine River. 7 Hampshire secured the area opposite the ruins, occupied by Germans. From 23 September until 1 October 1944, the battalion lost 42 men here. (Doorwerth Castle is where the Airborne Museum initially was located.) #WW2 #HISTORY
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Correction: windthrow is only the biggest threat to deadzone tree plantations. Windthrow is massively ecologically enhancing to actual Irish forest ecosystems. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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How windthrow is the biggest threat to Irish forests
Windthrow can reduce the climate benefit of forestry by removing trees that would have kept growing and disturbing the carbon-rich soils beneath them
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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ireland has highest domestic electricity bills in Europe, directly linked to runaway growth in data centres since 2015. Ireland could be a world leader in clean energy, which would insulate us from energy price volatility. These are policy decisions. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Households ‘put on the hook’ for cost of data centre expansion to electricity grid
Irish consumers pay disproportionately more for electricity than large data centres, report suggests
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Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The DS-39 machine gun was accepted into service #OTD in 1939. It could have replaced both the bulky Maxim gun for infantry and DT machine gun for tanks, but sufficient production was not reached before the German invasion and so it replaced neither. #guns #history #WWII #WW2
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This picture always makes me sad. (#OTD in 1944. Operation Market Garden. Men - risking their lives being outside the Hartenstein Hotel - displaying a yellow parachute to signal planes where to drop supplies. Most fell in German hands. #WW2 #HISTORY)
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sadly no longer posting here, but this from from the inspirational @mmcfadyen.bsky.social (h/t: @sarahmay1.bsky.social LinkedIn) weaves together key themes & topics that have occupied much of my thinking in recent years. If you read nothing else this week: mairimcfadyen.substack.com/p/cultural-d...
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Cultural Darning: Rewilding with People and Place
A talk given at ‘The Big Picture Conference,’ Scotland’s Rewilding Event, which took place in Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 19th September 2026
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Tony Pollard @tonypollard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The timing might have been pretty much perfect, but having the musketry part of my lecture on Culloden momentarily interrupted by an air defence salvo is definitely going down as an unusually immersive teaching experience.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Brexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David Miliband
Exclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Capitalism sees the natural world as nothing but 'resources' to exploit and profit from. When one is exhausted it moves on, inexorably, seeking out the next 'business opportunity' to wipe out. We won't arrest the murder of our living planet without recognising and acting on this basic premise.
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Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hobby update klaxon!! So, the homemade hedges are finished, as are some French Napoleonic officers (2 artillery, 1 Imperial Guard) and a 'tweaked' Treebeard... more to come 🙂
Hedges made from pan scourers with foliage and fronds from big packs of florists greenery and cut down! These Hedges are for 10mm to 15mm scale and I may try some bigger versions next...28mm French Napoleonics;  L-R Perry Miniatures (Artillery officer), Wargames Foundry (Artillery officer) and Wargames Foundry mounted Imperial Young Guard officer...As previous photo - but I'm adding descriptive titles on as many figures as I can now, just for ease of recognition! Heroflix 'Treebeard' which, I think, is slightly bigger scale than 28mm... I really like using this range for the larger creatures (you should see the Balrog lol) as they fit in to the current Citadel Lord of the Rings range very well indeed... and you can pick them up at half the price 😉
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Michael Cahill @michaelkinsell8.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Well done, Tony 👏👍
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