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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#AdorableThursday . The entrance to Bagijnhof central Amsterdam, with a close up of the statue of St Ursula above it. Leads to the church of st Ursula and John. Photos mine

Door with statue of st Ursula above it and votive shelf to the left hand side

St Ursula above entrance to Bagijnhof Amsterdam

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#AdorableThursday . The entrance to Bagijnhof central Amsterdam, with a close up of the statue of St Ursula above it. Leads to the church of st urlula and John. Photos mine

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Quite the trip to the Rijksmuseum today - adding to my collection of paintings of baby Jesus by people who have never ever seen a real life baby! #spéirgorm #artappreciation

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#speirgorm Dublin ya beauty - where else can you go hunting Lego figures in a 17th century library, go to the national archives to check the grave inscriptions of your great grandparents , listen to an a Capella version of umbrella Ella Ella in a church and get some class margaritas #CultureNight

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#AcademicBluesky #SpeirGorm #SpéirGorm ah that time of the year again - dusting off all my old reliable memes from Princess Bride, Breaking Bad, Star Wars & The Breakfast Club to torture another fresh intake of students & precisely 0% guilt about doing it

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#StandingStoneSunday. A penal times grave stone dated 1675, with an inscription SOG, in the grounds of Castlewellan CoDown . Said to have been found in the lake, photo my own

Standing stone approx 2m tall, 4 L shaped carving in shape of a cross, with 1675, IHS and SOG carved on it

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Even more gorgeous, autumn shots from Co Down

Close up of same mushroom taken from below

Red berries and purple flowers in autumn sunshine

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A gorgeous autumn walk in Castlewellan; mushrooms, ancient stones and castles

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you've seen live. Spandau Ballet Billy Bragg Tom waits Bruce Springsteen Janis Ian Saw Doctors U2 The Police Van Morrison Prefab Sprout

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A beautiful thread for the day that’s in it.

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Well fuck it anyway -she rocked, the best of us who proudly stayed true to herself. people.com/dolly-parton...

people.com

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Celebrating 2years since the gotcha day for this chaos merchant 💕

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hmmm, a little previous perhaps ?@bsky.app

A headline announcing Nigel Farage as winner even though polls only just opened!

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Kinda cool to be watching the eclipse with youngest daughter - nice grainy shot taken through sun visor in car

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Aw one of my favourite pieces of public art ever. Especially in its first home at the screen cinema. To my shame I didn’t know the sculptor’s name until now.

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A heartbreaking read. I have used the Jesse Gelsinger case when lecturing about regulation of clinical trials in particular for ATMPs and now I’ll be adding this as another devastating case study www.science.org/content/arti...

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Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made public

Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Sam was sitting on a Brussels flight beside last month - delighted it’s on a trip to Mayo now

A photo of the Sam Maguire cup on a plane seat

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Fair play Mayo - I’d say 31 counties are thrilled for you. I hope you are cheered at every overpass and side road the whole way home . Just slow down for any funerals! #gaa #allIreland Maigh Eo Abú!

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Ah sorry to hear Kevin Keegan has died. I grew up in Liverpool supporting house and he was quite the presence in my childhood memories.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19/07/2026

#OtD 19 Jul 1984 the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strike began in Dublin, Ireland when Mary Manning was suspended for refusing to check out South African fruit. She and 11 others went on strike for three years until the govt banned SA goods stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9108...

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Excellent and witty telling of the story.

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Jesus there really is no bottom is there?

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#StainedGlassSunday One of my favourite Harry Clarke’s from National Gallery Dublin , The song of the mad prince

A Harry Clarke piece called the song of the mad prince

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Big ups to Duolingo French, improved my ancient leaving cert French to be able to read about Le Pen judgement as soon as it issued

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

American exceptionalism writ large. This one’s going to feature heavily in post Trumpian analysis

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Still my happy place - digging, sieving, back filling even if the bastard midges and horse flies savaged me. #speirghorm #spéirghorm #speirgorm #archaeology

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#Speirgorm #spéirghorm A beautiful walk less than 10 mins from my house in very urban Dublin where they want to build a shit load of houses :(

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s going to be a long 80 mins ….. FIFA26

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Well that was a blast, just what I needed after a crazy busy semester. A little too hot maybe, but a fab dig with added cool flora and fauna!

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The perfect way to round off a crazy busy semester, OOO I’m digging for a few days 😄. Wonder how long these nails will survive! #archaeology

Looking out from a covering in to a dig site with hill in background

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Grianstad an tSamhraidh Sona Daoibh. Happy #solstice all.

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richard68.bsky.social @richard68.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Make Algae Great Again

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I wonder how many 1st year inorganic/phys chem lecturers might use this as a work through example next semester …..

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#academicBlueSky #speirgorm #spéirgorm what’s the academic equivalent to the “uncanny valley” concept where you’re reading assignments that have a bang of ai off them, but you know you’re not going to be able to prove it, it just gives you the ‘ick’

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A spring meadow - just what was needed at the end of a busy week

Yellow and pick flowers in a spring meadow

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A family of nerds? How very dare you…. Just because these are the photos myself and my son shared this week 🤓😆 #NumberNerds

Screen shot of a car mileage reading 10000km

Screen shot of a palindromic car mileage

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

When your breakfast matches your vibe 👌🏻

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 04/05/2026

You know what day it is? We almost forgot. Yes it’s your annual reminder that Yoda was infact a medieval monk. (Smithfield Decretals at the British Library). #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarsday

We are looking at a section of a medieval document with a grey creature with big ears and claw like hands that looks a lot like yoda. They are wearing a red brown cassock.

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Homemade flatbread - how did it take me so long to see how easy and gorgeous it is. Just equal amounts Greek yoghurt and flour and a pinch of salt - fab

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Today seems like a good day to read about or better again teach about , if you have to opportunity, the Reichstag Fire.

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#archaeology bit of a puzzle this one. Anyone care to guess a use of the stone object embedded in a trackway across some agricultural land. It’s circular & shallow dish shape, approx 10 to 15cm in diameter. It looks like stone not pottery. The track has lots of rubble embedded in it -age unknown

Circular dish shaped stone object embedded in old track across some agricultural land, with foot beside it for size comparison

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The dogs really not helping us forage for wild garlic for tonight’s dinner

Forest scene with ground cover, wild garlic and an unhelpful dog

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

#Census1926 something v small, but touching detail from my searches. I got to tell my father that his mother (who died when he was 5) was called Tessie by her family. He never knew that 💕

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

#Census1926 hmm a key relative (with a very common name) not showing up. Anyone have any suggestions why this might be? I know his DoB so have done focussed searches using Irish and English versions of his surname +/- O’ / Mac, but no joy. Anyone any other suggestions?

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#speirgorm #spéirghorm anyone just sitting around scrolling waiting for it to hit midnight to see the 1926 census? #genealogy nerd 🤓

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Fingal O'Flahertie @fingaloflahertie.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The Irish Free State Census of 1926 is about to be released to the public. Here is a scan of the cover of my aunt's Free State passport issued just a year later on 27th August 1927. (name removed)

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EHarris @nbgbgb.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Happy 1926 census week for all those who celebrate! #geneaology #speirghorm #speirgorm

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