Mixed Messages
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Tony McGrath. Using signs, advertisements and messages as the inspiration for observation and comment - enlightened and otherwise
Commemoration. Memorials. Graves. Headstones.
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Commemoration. Memorials. Graves. Headstones.
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Why??
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Why??
Headstones not in Chronological Order also exist on other side of world
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February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Headstones not in Chronological Order also exist on other side of world
www.findagrave.com/virtual-ceme...
www.findagrave.com/virtual-ceme...
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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post a banger that isn't in English
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
post a banger that isn't in English
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Tomorrow's Headlines
The Telegraph: Starmer Next!
The Guardian: Morgan McSweeney's Gone, Thank God!
The Irish Times: Irishman forced out of UK Labour Role
The Irish (Cork) Examiner: Having Completed Michael Collins' Work, and brought low the British Government, Macroom Calls it's Son Home
The Telegraph: Starmer Next!
The Guardian: Morgan McSweeney's Gone, Thank God!
The Irish Times: Irishman forced out of UK Labour Role
The Irish (Cork) Examiner: Having Completed Michael Collins' Work, and brought low the British Government, Macroom Calls it's Son Home
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Tomorrow's Headlines
The Telegraph: Starmer Next!
The Guardian: Morgan McSweeney's Gone, Thank God!
The Irish Times: Irishman forced out of UK Labour Role
The Irish (Cork) Examiner: Having Completed Michael Collins' Work, and brought low the British Government, Macroom Calls it's Son Home
The Telegraph: Starmer Next!
The Guardian: Morgan McSweeney's Gone, Thank God!
The Irish Times: Irishman forced out of UK Labour Role
The Irish (Cork) Examiner: Having Completed Michael Collins' Work, and brought low the British Government, Macroom Calls it's Son Home
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First they fascinate the fools. Then they muzzle the intelligent.
- Bertrand Russell. Not from Cork.
- Bertrand Russell. Not from Cork.
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
First they fascinate the fools. Then they muzzle the intelligent.
- Bertrand Russell. Not from Cork.
- Bertrand Russell. Not from Cork.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Finally…I found my marbles.
February 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Finally…I found my marbles.
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The correct headline, of course, is "Cork man Morgan McSweeney resigns"
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The correct headline, of course, is "Cork man Morgan McSweeney resigns"
“How do you know someone is from Cork?”
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“They’ll tell you!”
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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“They’ll tell you!”
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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February 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
“How do you know someone is from Cork?”
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“They’ll tell you!”
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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“They’ll tell you!”
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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The Frog has gone missing
I do hope he returns
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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I do hope he returns
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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February 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The Frog has gone missing
I do hope he returns
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
readingthesigns.weebly.com/blog/the-fro...
I do hope he returns
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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Any departure from machine standardisation is so welcome
What is rare is definitely beautiful...
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Limerick #Spéirghorm
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What is rare is definitely beautiful...
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Limerick #Spéirghorm
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February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Any departure from machine standardisation is so welcome
What is rare is definitely beautiful...
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Limerick #Spéirghorm
readingthesigns.weebly.com/blog/rebelli...
What is rare is definitely beautiful...
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Limerick #Spéirghorm
readingthesigns.weebly.com/blog/rebelli...
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Place in the correct order:
Brilliant
Excellent
Gifted
Good
Very Good
World Class
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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Brilliant
Excellent
Gifted
Good
Very Good
World Class
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
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February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Place in the correct order:
Brilliant
Excellent
Gifted
Good
Very Good
World Class
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
readingthesigns.weebly.com/blog/levels-...
Brilliant
Excellent
Gifted
Good
Very Good
World Class
#StoriesFromHeadstones
#Cork #Spéirghorm
readingthesigns.weebly.com/blog/levels-...
Wotld Cup??
This year???!???!
This year???!???!
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Wotld Cup??
This year???!???!
This year???!???!
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As a keen forager whose speciality is seaweed and sustainable sourcing I beg you to sign this. There are currently two corps with applications to strip the Irish west coast of seaweed. We cannot let this happen.
Please sign and share. #irish #ireland
Please sign and share. #irish #ireland
''Acadian Seaplants, a massive Canadian corporation and owner of Arramara Teoranta, has put in an application to harvest tens of thousands of tons of wrack from huge swathes of the west coast.''
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️
#SpeirGorm
my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
my.uplift.ie
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
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#MemorialMonday “Here lies what was mortal” #StephenHawking
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
#MemorialMonday “Here lies what was mortal” #StephenHawking
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The San Juan de Salvamento #Lighthouse on the island of Los Estados in #Argentina has celebrated its 107th anniversary. 🥂🎂🎉 Due to its remote location, it is often referred to as "the Lighthouse at the End of the World" ("El #Faro del Fin del Mundo").
El Faro del Fin del Mundo cumple 107 años: cómo se construyó uno de los emblemas de TDF | Aire Libre FM 96.3
La obra levantada en un punto extremo del mapa argentino marcó la navegación fueguina y se transformó en símbolo patrimonial del sur. Se encuentra en la Isla de los Estados. En uno de los rincones más...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The San Juan de Salvamento #Lighthouse on the island of Los Estados in #Argentina has celebrated its 107th anniversary. 🥂🎂🎉 Due to its remote location, it is often referred to as "the Lighthouse at the End of the World" ("El #Faro del Fin del Mundo").
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Today is Imbolc, an ancient Celtic festival marking the beginning of Spring and the return of light and life. Wouldn't this be the perfect time of year to have a festival to highlight Glasgow's fantastic architecture by lighting up as much of it as possible?
#glasgow #architecture #imbolc
#glasgow #architecture #imbolc
February 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Today is Imbolc, an ancient Celtic festival marking the beginning of Spring and the return of light and life. Wouldn't this be the perfect time of year to have a festival to highlight Glasgow's fantastic architecture by lighting up as much of it as possible?
#glasgow #architecture #imbolc
#glasgow #architecture #imbolc
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Quarter-Days
Imbolc - St Brigid - February , start if Spring
Bealtaine - May Day - start if Summer
Lunasa - August - start of autumn
Samhain - November - start of Winter
Easy
The equinox and solstice split these quarters
All makes sense
Imbolc - St Brigid - February , start if Spring
Bealtaine - May Day - start if Summer
Lunasa - August - start of autumn
Samhain - November - start of Winter
Easy
The equinox and solstice split these quarters
All makes sense
"February-isn't-Spring" people, remove the coloniser from your mind
February 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Quarter-Days
Imbolc - St Brigid - February , start if Spring
Bealtaine - May Day - start if Summer
Lunasa - August - start of autumn
Samhain - November - start of Winter
Easy
The equinox and solstice split these quarters
All makes sense
Imbolc - St Brigid - February , start if Spring
Bealtaine - May Day - start if Summer
Lunasa - August - start of autumn
Samhain - November - start of Winter
Easy
The equinox and solstice split these quarters
All makes sense
Lovely
Noel Hawkins, the bartenders' bartender - a tribute
Noel Hawkins began working in Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street in Dublin in 1979. During his near half-century behind the bar, he became one of the capital's most well-known and best-loved characters.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Lovely
Wow
Sculpted Elephants at the Carlsberg Beer Factory, built in 1901, Copenhagen
February 1, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Wow
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Memory La mémoire - 1954
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/19859
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/19859
February 1, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Memory La mémoire - 1954
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/19859
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/19859