Stephen O’Dowd
steveodowd.bsky.social
Stephen O’Dowd
@steveodowd.bsky.social
English Teacher. Interested in castles and wild places. “Going out, I found, was really going in.” John Muir.

Limerick, Ireland
Ballygrennan Castle near Bruff, County Limerick.
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
January 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
@blindboyboatclub.bsky.social about an hour ago, just as I’m listening to your podcast with Chris O’Dowd and you mention Eddie Lenihan, the seanchaí, and the diversion of the motorway around a Fairytree, I’m driving past Crusheen and the area where the road was diverted around the tree.
January 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by Stephen O’Dowd
The same week in which the Nitrates Derogation was pushed through.

This Government doesn't care for nature and climate, and is incapable of making things better.

The majority of public won't notice the impact, until its too late.

We need everyone angry about this now.
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A contrasting approach to historical fiction. Maggie O’Farrell is ‘grateful’ to authors of books she references as source material.Emma O’Donoghue states that she has ‘drawn gratefully on the work of two many historians to name.’ No source material referenced.
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Couple braving the recent cold weather in County Limerick.
January 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Sunset, Lahinch.
December 26, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Reposted by Stephen O’Dowd
Another day another Israeli war crime: Israel bombards schools and homes in Gaza, a day after Nuseirat massacre. Its bombs have killed at least 52 people over past day as it continues to target civilians, hitting two Gaza City schools. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...
Israel bombards schools and homes in Gaza, a day after Nuseirat massacre
Israel has killed at least 52 people over past day as it continues to target civilians, hitting two Gaza City schools.
www.aljazeera.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Reposted by Stephen O’Dowd
Awful hypocrisy: UK factories make and export thousands of tons of pesticides deemed too dangerous for us to use, but it is apparently fine to poison Brazilian farmers. Government should ban this immoral trade.
December 13, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Reposted by Stephen O’Dowd
Have you noticed that, today, no one is talking about the ongoing genocide in Gaza? This is the greatest gift to Netanyahu and his merry genocide maniacs. Keep talking Palestine people!
December 9, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Hello @bsky.app
December 8, 2024 at 7:53 PM