(Dr) Rena Maguire
@justrena.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Research Fellow. Iron Age and early medieval material culture .Horses and sharp pointy things, mostly. "Ain't nothin' like me - except me" (Raccoon, 2014). Usually optimistic even if cynical. She/her/thon wan. Personal views only
"Caledonia youre calling me..."
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"Caledonia youre calling me..."
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
a braw St Andrews Day to all Scottish 'Sky inhabitants today!
In the immortal words of Mousse T ....or possibly Austen Powers :P
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
In the immortal words of Mousse T ....or possibly Austen Powers :P
For me, Ancient Music Ireland playing the Loughnashade horns were the highlight of my night.
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
For me, Ancient Music Ireland playing the Loughnashade horns were the highlight of my night.
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
Its always nice to see the actual hard copy !
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Its always nice to see the actual hard copy !
Bainne also sends cat power and healing.
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Bainne also sends cat power and healing.
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Limerick would like you to know its well and ready for the festive season.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Limerick would like you to know its well and ready for the festive season.
When thr kindest of ladies youve been staying with has left a hot water bottle in your bed on your return from the wilds of North Munster. And you have a mini teensy Xmas tree as a bedside lamp.
Felt like i was 8 again
Felt like i was 8 again
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When thr kindest of ladies youve been staying with has left a hot water bottle in your bed on your return from the wilds of North Munster. And you have a mini teensy Xmas tree as a bedside lamp.
Felt like i was 8 again
Felt like i was 8 again
Blink and you miss the cloud which is the large Little Egret ij a tree!
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Blink and you miss the cloud which is the large Little Egret ij a tree!
What gets washed up from the flooded river which has its source in @hookland.bsky.social ? The sodden baby doll, tangled in the grasses and reeds. Not all versions of Moses in the bulrishes end happily...
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What gets washed up from the flooded river which has its source in @hookland.bsky.social ? The sodden baby doll, tangled in the grasses and reeds. Not all versions of Moses in the bulrishes end happily...
When i was young, wild and had no joints held together with sellotape and elastic bands, I was fearless on horseback. I remember how it felt to confidently jump, to gallop ( crosscountry was my passion then ), heart flying as high as a hawk in a summer sky.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When i was young, wild and had no joints held together with sellotape and elastic bands, I was fearless on horseback. I remember how it felt to confidently jump, to gallop ( crosscountry was my passion then ), heart flying as high as a hawk in a summer sky.
Hit the Belfast Xmas market for the first time today, came away with stroopwaffles, and gifties from Symphonia gin. Smells of roasting foods of all nations merged with vanilla and caramel odours.
As always its overpriced, tacky, gaudy, rowdy and somehow is rhe heart of the season in Belfast.
As always its overpriced, tacky, gaudy, rowdy and somehow is rhe heart of the season in Belfast.
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hit the Belfast Xmas market for the first time today, came away with stroopwaffles, and gifties from Symphonia gin. Smells of roasting foods of all nations merged with vanilla and caramel odours.
As always its overpriced, tacky, gaudy, rowdy and somehow is rhe heart of the season in Belfast.
As always its overpriced, tacky, gaudy, rowdy and somehow is rhe heart of the season in Belfast.
As do the moggies ive learned ! These two are double trouble !
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
As do the moggies ive learned ! These two are double trouble !
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I don't think ive liked a bus stop this much.
I love the shifting moods of the mighty Shannon.
I love the shifting moods of the mighty Shannon.
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don't think ive liked a bus stop this much.
I love the shifting moods of the mighty Shannon.
I love the shifting moods of the mighty Shannon.
Today's train ride reading
...decidedly Hooklandesque!
...decidedly Hooklandesque!
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Today's train ride reading
...decidedly Hooklandesque!
...decidedly Hooklandesque!
A sleepy old boy :)
November 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A sleepy old boy :)
Best people to join up with for archaeology. Spotted today at #Discovery2025
@royalarchinst.bsky.social and @ulster-archaeology.bsky.social
@royalarchinst.bsky.social and @ulster-archaeology.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Best people to join up with for archaeology. Spotted today at #Discovery2025
@royalarchinst.bsky.social and @ulster-archaeology.bsky.social
@royalarchinst.bsky.social and @ulster-archaeology.bsky.social
I shamt name them,but this was the conclusion of one of my students about Ireland and Irish heritage.
That's the future thank god.
That's the future thank god.
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I shamt name them,but this was the conclusion of one of my students about Ireland and Irish heritage.
That's the future thank god.
That's the future thank god.
They're scary enough when you meet them
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
They're scary enough when you meet them
These are going to the stables staff. The witches are coffee sponge and the mummies are lemon.
I hope they like them.
I hope they like them.
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
These are going to the stables staff. The witches are coffee sponge and the mummies are lemon.
I hope they like them.
I hope they like them.
No wonder I feel like a welcome guest in Limerick.
Great-grandmother on da's side is a Fanning, and while the years took them to farmland in Urbalkirk in Monaghan, they are the original lot from Tipperary and Limerick. Including somewhere along the line, 1641s rebel mayor, Dominic himself.
Great-grandmother on da's side is a Fanning, and while the years took them to farmland in Urbalkirk in Monaghan, they are the original lot from Tipperary and Limerick. Including somewhere along the line, 1641s rebel mayor, Dominic himself.
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
No wonder I feel like a welcome guest in Limerick.
Great-grandmother on da's side is a Fanning, and while the years took them to farmland in Urbalkirk in Monaghan, they are the original lot from Tipperary and Limerick. Including somewhere along the line, 1641s rebel mayor, Dominic himself.
Great-grandmother on da's side is a Fanning, and while the years took them to farmland in Urbalkirk in Monaghan, they are the original lot from Tipperary and Limerick. Including somewhere along the line, 1641s rebel mayor, Dominic himself.
Now you might think this is a home made Jammie Dodger. But the biscuit part of this isn't biscuit.
It's fudge.
It's fudge.
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Now you might think this is a home made Jammie Dodger. But the biscuit part of this isn't biscuit.
It's fudge.
It's fudge.
So, this really happened ;)
October 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So, this really happened ;)