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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 21/10/2026

Isnt it great to look back and see solidarity! 👏👏✊️✊️ This time in 2016, the Kerry Knicker Collective may have gotten a little tipsy, carved a ridiculous amount of pumpkins, and put them on the steps of the Tralee Courthouse.

A photo taken at night-time, rows of nightlights, and pumpkins carved with the words 'Repeal', '8th', a staged photoshoot taken at Halloween in 2016 as part of a campaign to Repeal the 8th - which was a religious-made law against abortion called the 8th amendment passed in 1988 in Ireland. After a contentious campaign, including the preventable deaths of women, we won, and repealed the law in 2018

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 17/10/2026

Where else would you be on a sunny day. Back west, at Coumeenole and Dunmore Head. When people ask why I moved here, on a day like today, there's no need for words.

Gorgeous panoramic view looking across from Dunmore headland across the sea to the blasket islands. Stunning blue sky and sea

A small tidal pond beside rough sharp rocks looking out a small beach to blue sea and sky with a bright glowing sun.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026

If I could strike myself, I would. Rang my bike bell in support when passing the school on the way to work. They are doing what what the rest of us worker bees can't do, saying we've had enough. #ISupportTheStrikers @siptu.bsky.social @forsatradeunion.bsky.social

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 31/08/2026

Weird stones 🪨✔️ Bookshops 📚✔️ Mysterious pensioners 👵✔️ Badgers 🦡✔️ The devil 😈✔️ fungi 🍄✔️ Deer🦌✔️ Pixies ✔️

Band photo of 80s alt rock band The Pixies

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026

Had an unfortunate incident watching the eclipse. Put down my special eclipse glasses, tucked them behind me, under the cushion I was sitting on, on the grass, when we were accosted by a young nosey cow, who proceeded to steal and eat my special eclipse glasses. #Eclipse #SpeirGhorm

A partial eclipse of the sun behind grey black clouds

A cheeky looking young cow intent on mischief

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026

All set up for the Eclipse! Except it's so cloudy in Dingle, I don't even know oe where the sun is at the moment. #SpeirGhorm #Eclipse

Special eclipse wating glasses, packet of crisps and a can of beer, on the grass

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026

I don't have a dryer, no space for it in my tiny galley kitchen, so I fitted an overhead airer above the stairs. If you don't have stairs, you can use a hallway. Highly recommend! Took ages to find someone who'd fit it well, but it's been there over 12 years now, and still works great.

A ceiling mounted clothes hanger, about a stairwell

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026

In case anyone has any leads, this is what I'm looking for. It's for drying clothes flat. Can't find 1 shop in Ireland or Europe, that sells it online, dont want to order from Amazon, UK or China. For a student who's getting into handmade but struggles with space, drying handknits flat #SpéirGhorm

Product photo of a 3 tier mesh drying rack pictured beside a washing machine and laundry basket.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026

Any music platform worth their salt should be banning AI music altogether. It's bad enough that you make millions profiteering off the sweat and blood of musicians with little return, but to profit off AI shysters, is another level of dystopia.

Screengrab from Tidal music platform saying Allow AI Content. When on, music labeled with the AI badge will be playable. To prevent AI-label3d music from playing, switch this off. (Tracks will appear greyed out).

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 31/07/2026

I'll be revealing my woolly nerd side tomorrow, showing off some of my textile tools and books in the sustainability section of the Castlegregory Agricultural Show tomorrow. If you're into sustainable textiles and/or heritage tools, call by the Fibreshed Ireland stall and say hello.

Textile tools, parts from a spinning wheel, and a couple of textile books about weaving and spinning, sitting on an old fashioned blanket.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026

Not only is Cork city hopping with a load of new young bands, I am absolutely here for their handmade collage posters!! #Cork #Music

Poster for a gif in Fred Zepplins pub, a music venue in Cork. What looks like a handmade poster shows band names, Other Mother, Joycul5, Bad Mothers Union, and Bazookafish. In the middle is a collage of a birch tree with lots of eyes drawn on it.

Another handmade collage type gig poster with bands called Gorilla gorilla, Other Mother and Sakura, with different hand written fonts, cut out letters and patterns.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 01/06/2026

Dear website owners and developers. If your website cookie pop up doesn't have a 'reject all' button, I will not visit your website. #DataCookies #RejectAll

Screen grab of a typical website cookie consent pop up box, that says "this site asks for consent to use your data," and 2 buttons saying Consent and Manage Options.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 16/05/2026

The current Irish government saying they are making a difference on housing.... #SpéirGhorm

A black and white cat looking like he's sitting in a box, but when you look closer it's only a strip of cardboard with one corner. There is no box. An allegory of what the current Irish government are doing to solve the housing

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 05/05/2026

I remember, as a wee sprog, seeing a giant Gulliver on Dollymount strand. It's one of those vague memories from childhood, that you aren't sure half the time if it's was a memory or dream, but I just found photographic proof from Macnas FB. Phew!

A giant man, from the story Gullivers Travels, a prop made by street theatre group Macnas, on a beach in Dublin

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 05/05/2026

Am wrecked, but emotionally happy after what was an amazing Feile na Bealtaine weekend. I've become so crap at taking pics and videos these days, but here's a snippet of Sundays fantastic parade. #FeileNaBealtaine

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 26/04/2026

This absolutely cheered me up this morning, if you like bees and flowers, it might cheer you up too 🐝🌼 One of my favourite critters on one of my favourite flowers. #IrishWildlife

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 22/04/2026

I was not expecting to be on the 'anti-ai ai haters' block list, but it turns out I am. Wanna see if you are too? Can you see @why.bsky.team's feed? Yes, not blocked, no, blocked. Looks like this BlueSky bloke he's blocked half of Bluesky! Which just reminds me, I need to move to @eurosky.social.

Screenshot of the Bluesky account 'Why' and text saying User Blocking You.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 11/04/2026

Insta post from our local garage. I love a good protest, but we are now out of fuel. Who does it affect more now? Busy farmers, fishermen, hauliers, local food producers, yes, but elderly, sick, carers, disabled, child minders, working class, and all the women who run everything around here.

Instagram screen grab of a petrol station, with text saying Morans of Dingle We are sorry to inform you that we are now out of both Petrol and Diesel

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 28/03/2026

Spent the day volunteering at the European Wool Day Conference and Fringe event, in Tralee. It was busy! Farmers, makers, fleece to fibre, crafts and tools, all under one roof. Only got it together to take one photo 🙄, from the Kerry County Museum stand. (Too busy chatting). #EuropeanWoolDay

An antique military outfit, at a stand for Kerry County Museum

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 15/03/2026

I don't have a lot of red clothes, so I'm making a special red hat, to wear for Wear Red Day next Friday 20th March 2026 Why? Because racism gets a red card. 🟥 #wrd26 #ShowRacismTheRedCard #SpéirGhorm

Close up of a half made crocheted hat made in bright red yarn

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 14/03/2026

Trained, high-vized and ready for pup rescue 🦭 #IrishWildlife

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 12/03/2026

Seal Rescue Ireland are running Community Conservation and Rescue Training in An Díseart, Dingle 🗓️ Sat 14 Mar ⏰11am - 12pm, all ages. ⏰11am - 2pm, over 18 www.sealrescueireland.org/rescue-netwo... #Spéirghorm #SealRescue #IrishWildlife

Seal Rescue Ireland. We invite you to Community Conservation Rescue Volunteer Training
Saturday 14th of March at An Diseart Centre of Irish Spirituality and Culture, Dingle, Co. Kerry.
Join from 11am - 12pm for community conservation training (all ages)
Stay for full 3 hr, 11am - 2pm to become an official rescue volunteer (18 and older)
Free to attend, register your place through the link/QR code below, or email rescue@sealrescueirelamd.org.

Image of volunteers wearing high viz looking out at the water, and 2 small inset images of seals

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 26/02/2026

Last day to register for the Seanad, if you aren't on the list already. There's some feckers in there that desperately need voting out. www.seanadvoter.ie #Seanad #SpeirGhorm

Welcome to SeanadVoter.ie. You can use this portal to apply to be entered on the Register of Electors for the Seanad Éireann Higher Education constituency.

You are eligible to register as an elector if you:
Are a citizen of Ireland
AND
Are 18 years of age or older
AND
Hold a degree from a designated institution

The deadline for applications for the 2026 Register is 26 February 2026.

The 2026 Register of Electors will be published on 1 June 2026.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 22/02/2026

Crafty/heritage/textile folk, there's a symposium in Limerick next Saturday for anyone interested in historical and/or modern lacemaking traditions. limericklace.ie/2026/01/27/t... #SpeirGhorm #IrishCrafts #Lace

Amazing Lace Symposium, 28th February, Absolute Hotel, Limerick. Keynote Speaker Elena Kanagy-Loux. Example of delicate handmade Limerick Lace

Close up of handmade Irish crocheted Irish, delicately made with small crocheted roses and shamrocks, with one larger rise in the middle. This type of crochet is called Clones, because of the unique knots in the joining crochet.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 01/02/2026

None of ye have mentioned this classic, The Seventh Stream. He was a poor widowed fisherman, her, a mysterious beauty from the sea... Im a run down old village, where the people were starving, but there were seals... and love...

Film poster for The Seventh Stream, starring Scot Glenn and Saffron Burrows. A middle aged rugged looking man, and a young beautiful woman, posing and looking in the distance. In the background is the sea, and 3 seals on a rock.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 28/12/2025

I'm not on Spotify any more (🇵🇸), so, this is my exciting app unwrapping experience of 2025. 🙄 Milk, eggs, fruit & veg are my top buys, and I like shopping in the quiet hours. #2025Wrapped #Lidl

Colourful image from Lidl supermarkets saying 2025 wrapped.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 26/12/2025

Hup the Goat Street Wren (and the Dreoílin Cúilín) #CorcaDhuibhne #Dingle

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 25/12/2025

Janey mac, ye like the trivial pursuits pic! So here's our Xmas nite game, its called Fleeced, sheep rustling game w Wallace and Gromit, and Sean the Sheep characters. Great craic after a few 🍹 #SpeirGhorm #GamesNight #WallaceAndGromit

Boardgame with Wallace and Gromit carton characters, and lots of sheep

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 24/12/2025

Christmas eve games, playing an old Trivial Pursuits, and the kid is like, "whose noddy?" and "what's a fax machine?" 😳😭 #speirghorm #FeelingOld

Photo of a game of trivial pursuits, a board game from the 1990s

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 19/12/2025

Just had a circular conversation with my elderly mother, who thought Christmas was on Friday, and I kept telling her she's wrong, it's Wednesday. Had to Google it to prove I was right, but alas, we were both wrong. 😳 At least I can blame my calendar. #ChristmasFail

Snapshot of a wall calendar that says Christmas is the 24th Dec.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 19/12/2025

If you are heading to the 🇵🇸 fundraising gig in the INEC this evening, bring some cash. There's a stall selling crafts, including this gorgeous purse, hand embroidered by a women's collective in Palestine, and keyrings fresh off the hooks from Kerry. @ipsc.bsky.social #FreePalestine #SpeirGhorm

Gorgeous small hand embroidered purse, made using the Palestinian technique of tatreez. Multi coloured geometeic pattern.

basket filled small crocheted watermelons keyrings, the colours of the Palestinian flag.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 17/12/2025

Disgusting. Fianna Fail, Sinn Fail and Fail Gael, all voted for foxhunting, despite 70% of people polled saying they were against it. This is what they think of our wildlife. Beyond cruel. @banfoxhunting.bsky.social @ruthcoppingersp.bsky.social #BanFoxhunting

Graphic showing the voting record in the Irish government. 124 voted against a fox hunting bill. 24 voted for it.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 13/12/2025

Great craic at the @kneecapceol.bsky.social gig in Killarney last nite. Great set with high energy, clever visuals and lighting, and lots of 🇵🇸 chants. But, I was very surprised to see young kids there, like 7 year olds! Ok, it's safe in the seated area for them, but, is it appropriate?

Looking across a crowd at a stage where Kneecap, a provocative rap band from Northern Ireland were belting out songs, with strong visuals and lighting.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 01/12/2025

Great campaign but honest confession. I don't really like the Irish flag colours. That shade of green and orange, far too flashy. Made by bolshie French women who never sat in a Irish stone cottage in February eating turnips. I'd love more earthy tones, mosses and lichens, or naturally dyed fabric.

Type of Irish moss, lush, deep and vibrant green with spikey orange flowers

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 29/11/2025

This is what Dingle thinks of cyclists. Every festival, the only cycle path in town is full of parked cars, right outside the secondary school too. No Garda or parking inspector in sight, ever. It drives me nuts. 🤬 But yeah, blame cyclists visibility for accidents. @irishcycle.com #cycling

Cycling lanes on both sides of a road, full of parked cars, in Dingle town.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 23/11/2025

Phew! What a weekend. Thanks to @dinglelit.bsky.social, for another fantastic few days of literature, poetry, chats and more. I took very few photos, but Karim Kattan 🇵🇸 and Gabriel Byrne 🇮🇪 to finish out this Sunday 📕📚👏

Photo of the Dingle Lit festival programme with a 'Crew' lanyard

Palestinian author Karim Kattel speaking about his book in an old chapel, at the Dingle Lit festival

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 01/11/2025

Burning of the Hare, Effigy Ceremony for Óiche Samhain in Killorglin, part of An Feile Eile festival. I have such a grá (love) for small local community festivals, they are the true heartbeat of Ireland 🎃 🖤 #Kerry #Chiarraí #SamhainChiarraí @kerrycoco.ie @discoverkerry.bsky.social

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 23/10/2025

She will be sorely missed in the Dáil, always a well spoken, articulate, firm voice of reason, just like Michael D was. The only choice for a modern, accepting, diverse, multicultural, and yet proudly Irish, Ireland. #ImVotingForConnelly #CatherineForPresidant

Poster for Irish presidential election. The shape of an old fashioned stamp, with the text I'm voting for Catherine connelly

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 13/05/2025

Amazing little workshop with Wafa'a Mustafa Zeniah learning the basics of tatreez and seeing her beautiful work up close. Good to remember the beauty of Palestinian culture, despite all the doom, their craft, food and sense of community. ♥️ I won a fab little 🇵🇸 🧵🪡 box too in the raffle.

Sample of Palestinian embroidery called Tatreez, made up of little x stitches to form a pattern. I made a mini Palestinian flag.

Raffle goodie box which includes tatreez embroidery kit, threads, hoop, needles, as well as small books on tatreez and Palestine, and a can on Palestinian Cola.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 28/04/2025

Today I was late for work, not because of traffic jams, or school runs, but because of a wee fledgling who was hanging around a dangerous location with little shelter. After contacting our local go-to-rescue lady, it was monitored and eventually moved to a safer location, away from dogs and gulls. 🕊️

A fledgling, a young grey collared dove bird, slightly camouflaged, sitting on a grape vine inside a glass greenhouse, looking comfortable and safe.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 16/04/2025

10th of May, Palestinian Tatreez workshop in Tralee and Killarney. Book here: www.mariaswoolshop.ie/products/325... 🇵🇸🇵🇸 #FreePalestine #AllEyesOnGaza

Poster for a Palestinian Tatreez workshop, in Tralee 12pm, and Killarney 5pm on Saturday 10th May. Supported by Maria's Wool Shop in association with Kerry ISPC. Image of woman in traditional Palestinian dress with detailed embroidery, doing some colorful embroidery on black cloth

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 15/04/2025

The most beautiful flowers in my garden are back. Warms my heart to see them every Spring, each time getting just one or two extra stems, a number crop of 15 stems so far this year. The wee bainne bó bleachtáin. 🌼 #Cowslips #SpringFlowers #IrishWildflowers

Cowslips, wild Irish native flowers, green stems with drooping delicate yellow flowers

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 10/04/2025

A rare sight in rural Ireland these days, swarms of insects flying above a small road. I remember as a kid this being commonplace. Mouth shut, eyes squinting as I walked or cycled through swarms of flying critters. #BiodiversityCrisis

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 09/03/2025

Whirlwind trip to the capital of the Rebel County yesterday as an unpaid chauffeur/parent. Had some time to kill, so joined in not one, but 2 protests! 🤩 1 for International Women's Day, the 2nd for Palestine. A girl's gotta do what a girl has to do to stop patriarchy and genocide. ♀️🇵🇸

Large group of people with banners standing outside Cork City courthouse protesting ongoing patriarchal issues, particularly the treatment of rape victims in Irish courts.

Large group of people with banners and Palestinian flags walking through Cork City, protesting the ongoing genocide of the people of Gaza.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 20/02/2025

The blue after the morning storm. It is indeed #SpéirGhorm.

After several days in Ireland with no sunshine, this picture shows a bright wide blue sky, with tree tops just at the bottom.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 19/02/2025

Thurs 20th Feb, simultaneous film screenings across coastal communities in Ireland and Scotland. #Shanshula, is a documentary which focuses on the struggles endured by Palestinian community in Gaza. If you are in Kerry, come to Dingle, Fenit, Tralee #Palestine #Gaza @ipsc.bsky.social 🇵🇸🇵🇸

Poster for film screening of Shansula, which lists ventures in Tralee, Dingle, and Fenit. Event starts at 7pm, sharp on 20th Feb, 2025. Organized by the Kerry Friends of Palestine.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 18/02/2025

Dashes of sunshine and some lovely lenticular clouds in Kerry today, (before the big ones took over) #SpéirGhorm #CloudSpotting #Kerry

Lenticular clouds that look like a stack of pancakes, round, flat, layered. Surrounded by the usual big heavy grey Irish clouds, just taking over

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 17/02/2025

Heres my latest #IKEAHack! You too can get this designer look *blank* with just $300 of kit from IKEA! I was quoted $1000 for a built in *blank*, but instead I simply bought IKEA *blänk*, used €600 power tools, €200 paint, $900 worth of free labour, all made in my spare garage the size of your house

Image of a very cosy reading nook. A passageway lined with bookshelves and books leaving to a cushioned reading seat overlooking a window. Image take from UnSplash website.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 01/02/2025

What better way to celebrate Bridget and Imbolc, a mighty woman and the coming of Spring than a lovely community event in An Díseart, with ceol, comhrá, and of course, Crosóg Bhríde. Seeing the buds on the trees, daffodils about to flower 🌱, winter is over.

Looking through a sculpted willow archway, and leaf covered path, across the gardens to the building of An Díseart, a centre for Irish spirituality and cultures, in the heart of Dingle town, in Kerry, Ireland.

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Orla Breslin @stitchlily.eurosky.social · 27/01/2025

Not sure how I ended up on The Farmers Journal beef section email list, but as a long time vegetarian, I don't think it's the right fit for me, esp when I had to google what 'AI calves' are, thinking it was some dystopian cloned calf brought up by a robot mother cow. 😱 #SpéirGhorm #DefNotAFarmer

Snippet from an email with text saying "...weanlings healthy. A live demo with suckler cows and AI bred calves will take place in association with Munster Bovine".

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