Fingal O'Flahertie
@fingaloflahertie.bsky.social
Genealogy, built heritage, Ireland, EU, rugby, photography, humour, cúpla focal, music, gardening, books. BSc (OU)
Yesterday 5,000 applicants were awarded Irish citizenship.
Meanwhile in Spain they are working on 2.3 million applications from the Franco era (Euronews)
Meanwhile in Spain they are working on 2.3 million applications from the Franco era (Euronews)
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Yesterday 5,000 applicants were awarded Irish citizenship.
Meanwhile in Spain they are working on 2.3 million applications from the Franco era (Euronews)
Meanwhile in Spain they are working on 2.3 million applications from the Franco era (Euronews)
The Ireland rugby team is selected from all 4 provinces. The Ireland v Japan match is actually in Dublin this weekend but I cannot watch it because RTÉ block it on Freeview for residents of N. Ireland. Isn't it time this partitionist policy was reviewed? RTÉ should buy the rights for N. Ireland!
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Ireland rugby team is selected from all 4 provinces. The Ireland v Japan match is actually in Dublin this weekend but I cannot watch it because RTÉ block it on Freeview for residents of N. Ireland. Isn't it time this partitionist policy was reviewed? RTÉ should buy the rights for N. Ireland!
Today I wrote a cheque in British Pounds for my Milkman for Pints of milk delivered in the last 4 weeks.
What is this? - the age of Charlemange?
What is this? - the age of Charlemange?
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today I wrote a cheque in British Pounds for my Milkman for Pints of milk delivered in the last 4 weeks.
What is this? - the age of Charlemange?
What is this? - the age of Charlemange?
I was asked to give a speech at a 'Welcome to the Word' event for my granddaughter. I tried to make it as positive as possible. So I quoted Dana - All Kinds of Everything (Eurovision winner 1970), Julie Andrews My Favourite Things (Sound of Music 1966), and Song by Seamus Heaney (Field Work 1979)
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I was asked to give a speech at a 'Welcome to the Word' event for my granddaughter. I tried to make it as positive as possible. So I quoted Dana - All Kinds of Everything (Eurovision winner 1970), Julie Andrews My Favourite Things (Sound of Music 1966), and Song by Seamus Heaney (Field Work 1979)
U.K. celebrates Membership of EEC/EU
October 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
U.K. celebrates Membership of EEC/EU
None but a Protestant
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
None but a Protestant
Strange. On Sky News website an article about a possible boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest carried an ad for the Israeli owned product Sudocrem.
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Strange. On Sky News website an article about a possible boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest carried an ad for the Israeli owned product Sudocrem.
The Irish Free State Census of 1926 is due to be released online in April 2026.
To save time I have started compiling a list of relatives in my tree whom I expect to be listed.
To save time I have started compiling a list of relatives in my tree whom I expect to be listed.
September 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Irish Free State Census of 1926 is due to be released online in April 2026.
To save time I have started compiling a list of relatives in my tree whom I expect to be listed.
To save time I have started compiling a list of relatives in my tree whom I expect to be listed.
RTÉ showed a picture of a Kingdom Hall in their report on the dreadful attack on a Mormon church in Michigan.
They don't seem to know the difference between Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
They don't seem to know the difference between Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
September 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
RTÉ showed a picture of a Kingdom Hall in their report on the dreadful attack on a Mormon church in Michigan.
They don't seem to know the difference between Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
They don't seem to know the difference between Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses.
May I make a prediction?
If a compulsory BritCard is introduced in Northern Ireland, it will surely result in a massive increase in the number of people who wish to have a United Ireland.
If a compulsory BritCard is introduced in Northern Ireland, it will surely result in a massive increase in the number of people who wish to have a United Ireland.
September 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
May I make a prediction?
If a compulsory BritCard is introduced in Northern Ireland, it will surely result in a massive increase in the number of people who wish to have a United Ireland.
If a compulsory BritCard is introduced in Northern Ireland, it will surely result in a massive increase in the number of people who wish to have a United Ireland.
Shaggy Ink Caps (as per Google Lens) spotted while walking the dog
September 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Shaggy Ink Caps (as per Google Lens) spotted while walking the dog
Frances Genevieve Donovan of New Orleans married the Irish nationalist A.M. Sullivan, M.P. and had 11 children with him. She was politically active herself being President of the London branch of Anna Parnell's Irish Ladies' Land League. She was a widow for 37 years and died in Cork in 1922.
September 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Frances Genevieve Donovan of New Orleans married the Irish nationalist A.M. Sullivan, M.P. and had 11 children with him. She was politically active herself being President of the London branch of Anna Parnell's Irish Ladies' Land League. She was a widow for 37 years and died in Cork in 1922.
I enjoyed watching the Irish Open golf at the K Club on tv last week. I will not be watching it next year when it is held at Trump's course
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I enjoyed watching the Irish Open golf at the K Club on tv last week. I will not be watching it next year when it is held at Trump's course
Compilations found in 2nd hand bookshop
August 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Compilations found in 2nd hand bookshop
I spotted this while walking the dog yesterday. Apparently, it is a giant puffball mushroom
August 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I spotted this while walking the dog yesterday. Apparently, it is a giant puffball mushroom
Inviting Putin to Alaska (formerly Russian-America) seems like a risky manoeuvre to me - it might give him ideas...
August 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Inviting Putin to Alaska (formerly Russian-America) seems like a risky manoeuvre to me - it might give him ideas...
I got Wordle in 2.
What do I do for the rest of the night?
What do I do for the rest of the night?
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I got Wordle in 2.
What do I do for the rest of the night?
What do I do for the rest of the night?
My current read
July 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
My current read
I had a lovely birthday lunch at The Ivy in Belfast today - strongly recommended! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
July 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I had a lovely birthday lunch at The Ivy in Belfast today - strongly recommended! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Happy Bastille Day everybody!
July 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy Bastille Day everybody!
Not quite finished - Belfast Grand Central Station, Ireland's largest transport hub (apparently)
July 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Not quite finished - Belfast Grand Central Station, Ireland's largest transport hub (apparently)
Happy Bloomsday everybody!
June 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy Bloomsday everybody!
The EU continues to develop as Bulgaria is expected to be the 21st state to become a member of the eurozone on 1st January 2026.
June 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The EU continues to develop as Bulgaria is expected to be the 21st state to become a member of the eurozone on 1st January 2026.
How is my conker bonsai doing?
May 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
How is my conker bonsai doing?
Trump tweeted on Sunday 'to see if, after a thousand years a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir'.
The dispute relates to 'the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan, in 1947 - Wikipedia.
Not a thousand years.
The dispute relates to 'the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan, in 1947 - Wikipedia.
Not a thousand years.
May 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Trump tweeted on Sunday 'to see if, after a thousand years a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir'.
The dispute relates to 'the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan, in 1947 - Wikipedia.
Not a thousand years.
The dispute relates to 'the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan, in 1947 - Wikipedia.
Not a thousand years.