Dave
@vip-223.bsky.social
norn irish living in norn france
music / beer / photography / books / maps etc
music / beer / photography / books / maps etc
February 19, 2026 at 6:55 AM
There are some good examples on wiktionary
February 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
There are some good examples on wiktionary
Oh! Wicklow Wolf are coming to Amiens Bière Festival
@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social any recommendations I should not miss? Assuming they bring it that is..
#beer #beersky
@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social any recommendations I should not miss? Assuming they bring it that is..
#beer #beersky
February 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Oh! Wicklow Wolf are coming to Amiens Bière Festival
@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social any recommendations I should not miss? Assuming they bring it that is..
#beer #beersky
@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social any recommendations I should not miss? Assuming they bring it that is..
#beer #beersky
One of the standard quiz questions
But also, Belgium being longer than Spain is a surprise
#map #cartography
But also, Belgium being longer than Spain is a surprise
#map #cartography
Fun fact: 🇫🇷 France's longest border is shared with 🇧🇷 Brazil: 730 km
February 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
One of the standard quiz questions
But also, Belgium being longer than Spain is a surprise
#map #cartography
But also, Belgium being longer than Spain is a surprise
#map #cartography
Reposted by Dave
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
French has borrowed "catch" back, as the term for professional wrestling
February 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
French has borrowed "catch" back, as the term for professional wrestling
Draw straight lines from the centre of #Ireland and this is where you arrive.
Antarctica had a wider slice than the US
Credit : Kerlingeo on Reddit
#speirgorm #map #cartography
Antarctica had a wider slice than the US
Credit : Kerlingeo on Reddit
#speirgorm #map #cartography
February 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Draw straight lines from the centre of #Ireland and this is where you arrive.
Antarctica had a wider slice than the US
Credit : Kerlingeo on Reddit
#speirgorm #map #cartography
Antarctica had a wider slice than the US
Credit : Kerlingeo on Reddit
#speirgorm #map #cartography
Reposted by Dave
🇮🇪 The near disappearance of the Irish language in just 200 years.
February 16, 2026 at 8:06 AM
🇮🇪 The near disappearance of the Irish language in just 200 years.
"the cities of Buda and Pest (and the oft-forgotten Óbuda)"
They really skipped the chance here to name it something great like Óbudabudapest
They really skipped the chance here to name it something great like Óbudabudapest
February 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM
"the cities of Buda and Pest (and the oft-forgotten Óbuda)"
They really skipped the chance here to name it something great like Óbudabudapest
They really skipped the chance here to name it something great like Óbudabudapest
James Joyce fan but baffled by Finnegans Wake? Try this short and illustrated version instead from Austrian cartoonist Nicolas Mahler, a delightful little book in the Mini Kuš series by @kushkomikss.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
James Joyce fan but baffled by Finnegans Wake? Try this short and illustrated version instead from Austrian cartoonist Nicolas Mahler, a delightful little book in the Mini Kuš series by @kushkomikss.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
Jimi 👇
February 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Jimi 👇
1910: "we have future proofed the roads, these are easily wide enough"
2026 "these roads are not wide enough for all the cars"
2026 "these roads are not wide enough for all the cars"
Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
A century apart, beauty unchanged.
A century apart, beauty unchanged.
February 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
1910: "we have future proofed the roads, these are easily wide enough"
2026 "these roads are not wide enough for all the cars"
2026 "these roads are not wide enough for all the cars"
Found a pair of Firestone Walker barrel aged #beers. Sucaba is immense, one of the best BA barley wines I remember. It was aged 12 months in bourbon barrels. Despite being part of the Duvel Moortgat family, FW beers are hard to come by this side, I wish more would trickle over here
#beersky
#beersky
February 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I missed a trick with this, should have lined up the blue/white on the milepost with the sky/embankment behind
#photography #france #arras
#photography #france #arras
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I missed a trick with this, should have lined up the blue/white on the milepost with the sky/embankment behind
#photography #france #arras
#photography #france #arras
Reposted by Dave
Wise words from #JamesFinlayson - especially poignant considering his father was a blacksmith...
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
February 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Wise words from #JamesFinlayson - especially poignant considering his father was a blacksmith...
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
My favourite versions of The Weight and Long Black Veil on here
February 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
My favourite versions of The Weight and Long Black Veil on here
Cheers! berneńczyk for me
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Cheers! berneńczyk for me
Palmaria palmata, for the curious minds among you
February 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Palmaria palmata, for the curious minds among you
2025 Barrel Aged Polaris or Pole Star Stout aged in Skellig Six18 Triple Cask Potstill ex bourbon barrels. Perhaps @dotbrew.bsky.social can clarify on the name 😂
An interesting ingredient here is dillisk, or as I would say in the north, dulse
#beer #beersky
An interesting ingredient here is dillisk, or as I would say in the north, dulse
#beer #beersky
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
2025 Barrel Aged Polaris or Pole Star Stout aged in Skellig Six18 Triple Cask Potstill ex bourbon barrels. Perhaps @dotbrew.bsky.social can clarify on the name 😂
An interesting ingredient here is dillisk, or as I would say in the north, dulse
#beer #beersky
An interesting ingredient here is dillisk, or as I would say in the north, dulse
#beer #beersky
Reposted by Dave
Simplified History of The 4 Countries Of The British & Irish Isles
More about all of them: brilliantmaps.com/4-countri...
More about all of them: brilliantmaps.com/4-countri...
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Simplified History of The 4 Countries Of The British & Irish Isles
More about all of them: brilliantmaps.com/4-countri...
More about all of them: brilliantmaps.com/4-countri...