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John Barrington
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Irish
24/7/365 carer
A D10 Dubliner living in rural Longford
Once wrote, took photos, delivered post
Partial to a bowl of Coddle
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This was in Tallinn, Estonia in 2011
Screenshot with text Prossie in lift "going down sir?
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Visitors for dinner tomorrow so decided to make some crème brûlées fo dessert.
Ready for the oven here in their little ramekin dishes
Four ramekin dishes filled with liquid crème brûlée mixture in a Bain Marie
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Son and granddaughter attended rugby friendly between Ireland and Japan at Lansdowne today, and this was their view #speirgorm #rugby #Ireland
View of pitch at Lansdowne Road stadium from lower South Stand
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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It’s looking good
St Patrick’s Athletic light box delivered today #StPatricksAthletic #LeagueOfIreland #Speirgorm
Crest of St Patrick’s Athletic light box on mantel with framed Robin photo beside it
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I love it @dlooney.bsky.social , and the personal delivery down here to Longford was a bonus.
It’s looking good in its forever home #Speirgorm
A limited-edition art print lovingly created by renowned football artist Peter O'Toole after months of original research by the History St Pat's project. The art print features 80 separate drawings of Pat's home kits from the predecessor clubs and early days of the club right through to modern kits with sponsors and complex designs. This is the first time a full history of Pat's kits has ever been published in any format. The art print is A2 in size (420mm x 594mm, or 16.5 x 23.4 inches). It is printed lithographically in Dublin on 210gsm FSC-certified ivory board using vegetable oil-based process inks. The art print is produced using offset printing and an environmentally-friendly alcohol-free process. This version is professionally framed by the Irish Framing Company using a hardwood durable black frame with pre-installed hooks, ready for hanging. Frame size is approx 675mm X 575mm (26.5 X 22.6 inches). See elsewhere on the store for an unframed version.
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Lovely full moon rising just now
Country farmhouse with moon rising to its right
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Pats fans ‘flaring it up’ FAI Cup final Lansdowne Road.
Pats fans ‘flaring it up’ FAI Cup final Lansdowne Road. Red marine flare held aloft in stadium by fan
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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A couple brave the winter elements, huddled close against the wind and rain, on a Sunday morning walk in the Edward Luytens designed Irish National War Memorial Gardens along the River Liffey at Islandbridge, Dublin #Speirgorm #Spéirghorm
A couple brave the winter elements, huddled close against the wind and rain, on a Sunday morning walk in the Edward Luytens designed Irish National War Memorial Gardens along the River Liffey at Islandbridge, Dublin copyright John Barrington
November 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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It may be in my possession for 50 years but it’s now in turntable again…Lonely Sky
CHRIS DE BURGh Spanish Train and other stories vinyl album cover
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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A small boat in English Channel
If Andrew doesn't escape by horse tonight and board a boat to France, where he will attempt to raise an army against his older brother, then he is more or less admitting the accusations are all true. I'm sorry but that's just the way it works.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Finally power restored at 22:48
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Power now estimated to be restored at 21:00 from 18:30

Not being smug but thank feck I invested in the diesel generator; practical and provides peace of mind

#Speirgorm
powercheck.esbnetworks.ie ES3 PowerCheck FAULT Edgeworthstown Time Reported 17:19 30/10/2025 Estimated Restore Time 21:00 30/10/2025 652 Customers are affected
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Traditional Hallowe’en dinner
Oiche Shamha (a day early)

‘…and me mother made colcannon in the little skillet pot..’
Plate of colcannon with two light fried eggs on top
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Power outage
Jenny operating
#Speirgorm
Emergency back-up generator
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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They’d be club VIP
We exploited a closed stadium using UEFA rules back in 2009

The pic is by me too
Romania offered a surreal taste of closed-doors football. Despite battling relegation under Jeff Kenna, the St Patrick's Athletic class of 2009 secured an improbable series of results to move within one tie of the group stages. Steaua Bucharest stood in their path but crowd trouble meant fans were barred from the first leg. A loophole allowed 70 Pat's fans to purchase VIP tickets so they were able to watch behind glass in cinema-style seats as their team lost 3-0 with the only noise coming from local owner Gigi Becali - you could call him a Romania's Ollie Byrne - leaning out of his box to roar something at the Romanian hacks.
October 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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My namesake cleaned up when selling out to Lever Brothers, though I didn’t benefit from any legacy 😇
enamel sign JOHN BARRINGION & SONS ESTABLISHED ANNO 1775, DUBLIN GENUINE IRISH SOAPS Offices 201/202. Gt Britain St DUBLIN.
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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A triumph for the Irish national dish #Coddle #Connolly #Aras25 #Speirgorm
A bowl of coddle
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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This is a photo I took in the lobby of a Bucharest hotel back on 19 August 2009 published in today’s Irish Independent.
Photos are a moment in time and you never know when they’ll pop-up.
Photo of football journalists speaking with Jeff Kenna in a Bucharest hotel lobby.
October 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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This is a photo I took in the lobby of a Bucharest hotel back on 19 August 2009 published in today’s Irish Independent.
Photos are a moment in time and you never know when they’ll pop-up.
Photo of football journalists speaking with Jeff Kenna in a Bucharest hotel lobby.
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Nom
Nom
A bowl of hearty Dublin Coddle
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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It’s that time of the year when the hedge cutting is underway.
Our contractor said he’ll be out sometime soon. #Spéirghorm
Hedge cutting with tractor mounted flail
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Of course they’ll blame it on unified left, and #CatherineConnolly

The same budget would apply regardless of who is elected as President #Áras25 #SmearTheBejaysis
Cost of running Áras an Uachtaráin to increase by €674,000 to €6.2m next year • 2 Darragh McDonagh October 23 2025 5:30 AM The cost of running the Office of the President will rise by €674,000 to €6.2m next year amid plans to hire additional staff and increase snending on nhotogranhv videogranhv and other
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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This big fella arrived in our garden
Bull in garden
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Yep

Could be me 😇
High school reunion Have you ever been guilty of looking at someone your own age and thinking, "Surely I can't look that old?" You'll love this one. My name is Alice Smith and I was sitting in the waiting room for my however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was way too old to have been my classmate. After he examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended Morgan Park High School. first appointment with a new dentist. I noticed his DDS diploma, which showed his full name. Suddenly, I remembered a tall, handsome, dark-haired boy with the same name who had been in my high school class some 40-odd years ago. Could this be the same guy that I had a secret crush on, way back then? Upon seeing him, "Yes. Yes, I did. I'm a Mustang," he beamed with pride. "When did you grad- uate?" I asked. He answered, "In 1959. Why do you ask?" "You were in my class!" I exclaimed. He looked at me closely. Then, that ugly, old, bald wrinkled, fat, gray, decrepit son-of-a-gun asked, "What did you teach?"
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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No wonder Reynolds was given d”second yellow/red card for this blatant push
October 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM