Séamas Gráinneogach
@grainneogach.bsky.social
Ex-academia. OCD and OCD accessories. Also wargaming and Connacht Rugby.
PhD Irish History - #EarlyModern #IntellectualHistory
Gaillimh/Galway
PhD Irish History - #EarlyModern #IntellectualHistory
Gaillimh/Galway
I just don’t think my small brain can handle whatever the hell Clive Barker was on
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I just don’t think my small brain can handle whatever the hell Clive Barker was on
Same with Weaveworld - but 20 years later I still have no idea what’s going on in it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Same with Weaveworld - but 20 years later I still have no idea what’s going on in it.
Reposted by Séamas Gráinneogach
17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 8 edition
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
17th-19th century Irish scribal abbreviations that look like text-speak: numeral 8 edition
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
"beannacht" (x2), "Connacht"
Speaking as someone who defected to the Church of Ireland, the attitude was implicitly ‘you were already baptised right, that’s it as far we’re concerned’
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Speaking as someone who defected to the Church of Ireland, the attitude was implicitly ‘you were already baptised right, that’s it as far we’re concerned’
Classic case of Evangelicals not recognising that by-and-large Anglicans actually have little issue with the Roman Catholic church.
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Classic case of Evangelicals not recognising that by-and-large Anglicans actually have little issue with the Roman Catholic church.
(I whole-heartedly love PR-STV and the plurality of views it allows but I do not love trying to keep track of every weird crank that is running in my constituency)
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
(I whole-heartedly love PR-STV and the plurality of views it allows but I do not love trying to keep track of every weird crank that is running in my constituency)
As a resident in Galway West I can say it felt refreshing to have three choices rather than 20-something.
October 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
As a resident in Galway West I can say it felt refreshing to have three choices rather than 20-something.
Neat - and completely unknown outside of contemporary art
October 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Neat - and completely unknown outside of contemporary art
There’s always black Cú Chulainn or pan-coloured war-triune if you want to go full reclamation I guess
But yeah, shouldn’t *have to* reclaim something that’s ours
But yeah, shouldn’t *have to* reclaim something that’s ours
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
There’s always black Cú Chulainn or pan-coloured war-triune if you want to go full reclamation I guess
But yeah, shouldn’t *have to* reclaim something that’s ours
But yeah, shouldn’t *have to* reclaim something that’s ours
Yep, a major contributor to theology and history. Even people you might think would be his enemies were willing to collaborate with him.
His DIB entry is a read and a half: www.dib.ie/biography/us...
His DIB entry is a read and a half: www.dib.ie/biography/us...
www.dib.ie
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Yep, a major contributor to theology and history. Even people you might think would be his enemies were willing to collaborate with him.
His DIB entry is a read and a half: www.dib.ie/biography/us...
His DIB entry is a read and a half: www.dib.ie/biography/us...
Bit of an odd choice for them as the Welsh are literally the original Brits.
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Bit of an odd choice for them as the Welsh are literally the original Brits.
How will Heather Humphreys ever recover from this
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
How will Heather Humphreys ever recover from this
It’s a bit too easy - I’ve been called a Russian bot elsewhere for innocently chatting about PR-STV being better than FPTP.
October 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
It’s a bit too easy - I’ve been called a Russian bot elsewhere for innocently chatting about PR-STV being better than FPTP.
Gavin Newsom can't prove he didn't take Shergar.
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Gavin Newsom can't prove he didn't take Shergar.
(Also you'd think if your hobby involved obsessing over tiny things you might pick up that you're in the wrong thread)
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
(Also you'd think if your hobby involved obsessing over tiny things you might pick up that you're in the wrong thread)