(Dr) Rena Maguire
@justrena.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Research Fellow. Iron Age and early medieval material culture .Horses and sharp pointy things, mostly. "Ain't nothin' like me - except me" (Raccoon, 2014). Usually optimistic even if cynical. She/her/thon wan. Personal views only
Pinned
@archiremag.bsky.social thank you for including the Knock Iveagh book in your reviews.
Honoured !
Honoured !
You want an Iron Age cartoon about cooperation and environment? Heh. You've come to me on a good day. I so happen to have a link here to watch Cartoon Saloon's new short, Eiru.
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
On-Demand Viewing Portal
watch.animationshowcase.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
You want an Iron Age cartoon about cooperation and environment? Heh. You've come to me on a good day. I so happen to have a link here to watch Cartoon Saloon's new short, Eiru.
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...
I can quit wildfowl any time I want ;)
That's us.
That's you.
All the Heroneers of the World are sat in that room...
That's you.
All the Heroneers of the World are sat in that room...
A cartoon from @altajournal.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
I can quit wildfowl any time I want ;)
God but i hope for my spirit home to be frer as much as i do my ain land.
If you want to block me for that, fine.
If you want to start fights, fine, but youll be talking to yourself and a blocked wall.
If you want to block me for that, fine.
If you want to start fights, fine, but youll be talking to yourself and a blocked wall.
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
God but i hope for my spirit home to be frer as much as i do my ain land.
If you want to block me for that, fine.
If you want to start fights, fine, but youll be talking to yourself and a blocked wall.
If you want to block me for that, fine.
If you want to start fights, fine, but youll be talking to yourself and a blocked wall.
I know of a well known archaeological organisation who take a similar line with volunteers.
Waiting to see if they can clean their act up before i blow the whistle. Oh and I will....
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Waiting to see if they can clean their act up before i blow the whistle. Oh and I will....
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Labour councils that boycott Israeli goods face legal action
Minister warns suppliers could be awarded substantial damages
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I know of a well known archaeological organisation who take a similar line with volunteers.
Waiting to see if they can clean their act up before i blow the whistle. Oh and I will....
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Waiting to see if they can clean their act up before i blow the whistle. Oh and I will....
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
I guess if I woke up to Steven Miller every day and had to bonk him, id be a bit of a fruitloop as well, to escape rhe horrible reality. We should probably pity Katy Miller
January 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I guess if I woke up to Steven Miller every day and had to bonk him, id be a bit of a fruitloop as well, to escape rhe horrible reality. We should probably pity Katy Miller
Ooft.
All smoke and mirrors
All smoke and mirrors
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Ooft.
All smoke and mirrors
All smoke and mirrors
We can only hope that age and ill health prevent this....
President Trump said the ouster of Maduro has implications for the Cuban regime.
“I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” he said. “It’s very similar in the sense that we want to help the people of Cuba.”
“I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” he said. “It’s very similar in the sense that we want to help the people of Cuba.”
Live updates: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela; won’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground
President Donald Trump said the United States will control Venezuela for an unspecified period after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
We can only hope that age and ill health prevent this....
Reposted by (Dr) Rena Maguire
If you're interested in cats in #JapaneseFolklore and art, I wrote an article that includes a collection of #yokai cats, lucky cats and folktales featuring cats. I thought I'd re-share for #Caturday.
open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...
open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...
Cats in Japanese Folklore and Culture
From kawaii (cute) to kaibyo (supernatural)
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If you're interested in cats in #JapaneseFolklore and art, I wrote an article that includes a collection of #yokai cats, lucky cats and folktales featuring cats. I thought I'd re-share for #Caturday.
open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...
open.substack.com/pub/curiouso...
This needs to be stopped, as theres nowhere he wont bomb and steal to get what he imagines he wants.
Thats where we are.
Thats where we are.
Genuinely wonder how European and Irish leaders do respond to this.
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
This needs to be stopped, as theres nowhere he wont bomb and steal to get what he imagines he wants.
Thats where we are.
Thats where we are.
Reposted by (Dr) Rena Maguire
This is the first time in history that a County Clare hotelier has kidnapped the leader of another country
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This is the first time in history that a County Clare hotelier has kidnapped the leader of another country
Cant we now get Netanyahu and perhaps Putain and get them to the Hague?
#BREAKING 🚨 Donald Trump says the US has captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife, and flown him out of the country
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Cant we now get Netanyahu and perhaps Putain and get them to the Hague?
Now we are in very dangerous territory....
January 3, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Now we are in very dangerous territory....
Debbie Nightjar Project 2
YouTube video by DOOLITTLES WILDLIFE RESCUE
m.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Yesterday was parsing the terrible news that an old friend ( who id lost touch with,my fault entirely) died.
He was definitely one of the best of us in this place. Catch ye later, PB.
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
He was definitely one of the best of us in this place. Catch ye later, PB.
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
Northern Ireland music scene mourns punk legend Petesy Burns
Petesy Burns, a champion of Belfast’s punk community and member of The Outcasts, has died, sparking an outpouring of grief across social media
www.belfastlive.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Yesterday was parsing the terrible news that an old friend ( who id lost touch with,my fault entirely) died.
He was definitely one of the best of us in this place. Catch ye later, PB.
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
He was definitely one of the best of us in this place. Catch ye later, PB.
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
More innocent people killed.
Inevitable the way this is going. God knows I dont like Maduro, but >>this is not how you fix things with a foreign country bombing a city <<<
Inevitable the way this is going. God knows I dont like Maduro, but >>this is not how you fix things with a foreign country bombing a city <<<
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 8:57 AM
More innocent people killed.
Inevitable the way this is going. God knows I dont like Maduro, but >>this is not how you fix things with a foreign country bombing a city <<<
Inevitable the way this is going. God knows I dont like Maduro, but >>this is not how you fix things with a foreign country bombing a city <<<
3rd day of January and Trump is bombing Caracas. This is madness. If he thinks it will deflect from the Epstein Files hes mistaken. The mad king now needs removed. This isnt how you stop any kind of drugs trade.
January 3, 2026 at 8:20 AM
3rd day of January and Trump is bombing Caracas. This is madness. If he thinks it will deflect from the Epstein Files hes mistaken. The mad king now needs removed. This isnt how you stop any kind of drugs trade.
Was only me, she and the dog in the park, not counting a few straggly, worse-for-wear stars
So i asked if she can change everything for the good of all. A big ask but sure, if you dont ask !
So i asked if she can change everything for the good of all. A big ask but sure, if you dont ask !
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Was only me, she and the dog in the park, not counting a few straggly, worse-for-wear stars
So i asked if she can change everything for the good of all. A big ask but sure, if you dont ask !
So i asked if she can change everything for the good of all. A big ask but sure, if you dont ask !
Looks out window
....its time.
"snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling upon the Bog of Allen and, further westwards, falling into the waves"
#speirgorm #joyce #thedead #snow
....its time.
"snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling upon the Bog of Allen and, further westwards, falling into the waves"
#speirgorm #joyce #thedead #snow
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Looks out window
....its time.
"snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling upon the Bog of Allen and, further westwards, falling into the waves"
#speirgorm #joyce #thedead #snow
....its time.
"snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling upon the Bog of Allen and, further westwards, falling into the waves"
#speirgorm #joyce #thedead #snow
Im going on the record and saying that Bean and Goose are among the best chocolate bars on the planet .
January 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Im going on the record and saying that Bean and Goose are among the best chocolate bars on the planet .
Reposted by (Dr) Rena Maguire
Two people buried at two different sites in England in the 7th century CE have been shown to have West African ancestry, probably a paternal grandfather in both cases.
Remember this if someone says that a historical novel set in the UK is "unrealistic" because it includes characters of color.
Remember this if someone says that a historical novel set in the UK is "unrealistic" because it includes characters of color.
West African Roots Found in Seventh-Century England, DNA Studies Shows - Medievalists.net
Archaeologists have analysed the DNA of two unrelated individuals buried in seventh-century cemeteries on England’s south coast, revealing that both had recent ancestors—likely…
www.medievalists.net
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Two people buried at two different sites in England in the 7th century CE have been shown to have West African ancestry, probably a paternal grandfather in both cases.
Remember this if someone says that a historical novel set in the UK is "unrealistic" because it includes characters of color.
Remember this if someone says that a historical novel set in the UK is "unrealistic" because it includes characters of color.
Persistence of place does not equal 600 houses at the same time.
Over 600 suspected house platforms have been identified at Brusselstown Ring hillfort in County Wicklow, marking it as the largest known prehistoric nucleated settlement in Britain and Ireland. doi.org/hbhgtd
Scientists have uncovered evidence of Ireland's largest prehistoric hillfort settlement
In a recent study published in Antiquity, Dr. Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring hillfort, making it the largest nucleated settlement ever discovered in the entirety of prehistoric Britain and Ireland thus far.
phys.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Persistence of place does not equal 600 houses at the same time.
Shocked to waken to news of the death of someone I knew very well , but had drifted from when i wasnt in the same social circles any more. They were gruff but kind souls and the world wil be a little less from now on.
January 2, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Shocked to waken to news of the death of someone I knew very well , but had drifted from when i wasnt in the same social circles any more. They were gruff but kind souls and the world wil be a little less from now on.
The diet part - bloody hell, so much rubbish food.
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The diet part - bloody hell, so much rubbish food.
Reposted by (Dr) Rena Maguire
Live Your Dreams*
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Live Your Dreams*
Well. Happy new year!
We all made it over okay. Here we are, 2026. Theres an awful lot of work to do and its not just archaeology related.
I think what im going to work on is trying to quell the hate we all have within us, and not use hate words
We all made it over okay. Here we are, 2026. Theres an awful lot of work to do and its not just archaeology related.
I think what im going to work on is trying to quell the hate we all have within us, and not use hate words
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Well. Happy new year!
We all made it over okay. Here we are, 2026. Theres an awful lot of work to do and its not just archaeology related.
I think what im going to work on is trying to quell the hate we all have within us, and not use hate words
We all made it over okay. Here we are, 2026. Theres an awful lot of work to do and its not just archaeology related.
I think what im going to work on is trying to quell the hate we all have within us, and not use hate words