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Mark Maguire
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Works #museum #education. Here for the #art, #comics, #SciFi, #news | Photos mine or otherwise credited. Followers with bio, activity, etc. more likely to become mutuals | ☘️ #SpeirGorm / #SpéirGhorm | 🐘 @MarkMaguire@mastodon.ie | 🧵 @markbmaguire
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I think the old bare leg look should be ok. Plus you don’t have the discomfort of damp legs all day when you get lashed out of it on the way to work
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November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Mamdani meme generator of a Saturday night/ Sunday morning
The phrase “WILL YE LEAVE IT ALONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD” rendered in the style of a Mamdani poster
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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This character from The Diplomat S3 seems to be loosely based on my life story 😆 #SpéirGhorm
A man in a beige suit stands at a podium, delivering a speech in a lavishly decorated room with a chandelier. A floral arrangement is visible in the background, and a dinner setting is in the foreground. Subtitles read: “My mother was born ... just at the edge of Dublin in Clondalkin.”
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Me getting a Meta advert for a full camouflage Ghillie suit … manly man manliness
An advert for a camouflage ghillie suit showing the various elements of the suit as well as a man modelling it
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh go léir
🐦‍⬛🎃🌙✨💀
Happy Halloween to you all
#SpéirGhorm
Two Halloween pumpkins are displayed in a dimly lit setting. One is larger and carved by a child, the other is smaller and a decorative candle. The larger pumpkin has a jagged mouth and triangular eyes, glowing from within. The smaller pumpkin features a smiling face. A soft light source is visible in the background.
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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In Brussels during the week and got to visit Le Musée de la Bande Dessinée. Impressive exhibition design and use of space. I really enjoyed seeing the library space full of parents and kids just reading comics
#GLAM #Museum #Galleries
A space with black and white objects related to Belgian comics and lit by projector with long shadows Comic books suspended from a hall ceiling A reading area with couches and people of all ages reading comics. There is a cabinet with plaster white masks of comic characters by César
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
The head and shoulders of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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A bleedin’ keep your head down and your eyes away from the horizon kind of morning ☀️🕶️ #SpéirGhorm
A blinding sun is blazing through trees, suburban housing, car park and railings
September 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Around and about Enniskillen Castle yesterday
An old bike casting shadow on the floor beside a roof to floor window Bottles of old whiskey in a museum display An old cash register National with a florid motif in low relief on its silver coloured front A small model of a straw mummer costume against the backdrop of a traditional rural cupboard
September 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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… and I *did* get to this exhibit (last week).
Double page from the Irish Gospels of St Gall Mid- to late 8th century AD On the left is a highly decorated cross-carpet page. On the right are the ornate Latin words 'XPI (CHRISTI) AUTEM GENERATIO SIC ERAT', which translates as 'Now the birth of Christ was in this way' (Matthew 1:18). Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 6-7 On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall Gospel of St John Early 9th century AD St John (left) and the Latin words IN PRINCIPIO erat verbum ('IN THE BEGINNING was the word') on the right. Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 60, pp 4-5 Ar iasacht ó Leabharlann Mainistreach Naoimh Ghaill On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall (In Irish): 1 Soiscéal Naoimh Eóin Tús an 9ú haois AD Naomh Eoin (ar chlé) agus na focail Laidine IN PRINCIPIO erat verbum' ('Bhí an briathar ann I DTÚS BÁIRE') ar dheis. Rinneadh in Éirinn. Double page from the Irish Gospels of St Gall Mid- to late 8th century AD Ornate Latin words 'XPI (CHRISTI) AUTEM GENERATIO SIC ERAT', which translates as 'Now the birth of Christ was in this way' (Matthew 1:18). Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 6-7 On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall Double page from the Irish Gospels of St Gall Mid- to late 8th century AD A highly decorated cross-carpet page. Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 6-7 On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall
September 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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I kneel before Zod. Always have, always will.
The three baddies from Superman 2 standing defiantly all in black on a surface less side road with foliage and hedges behind and a telegraph pole. Terence Stamp as Zod is in the middle, arms behind his back, legs spread out. Terrifying but fascinating when you’re 8.
August 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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At the National Library’s lunchtime panel discussion today about the history of Irish comics. The Library looking great in real life and in Lego.
A slide with a Clark Kent type comic character in a suit, hat, tie and spectacles. Text: Comics at the National Library of Ireland Discovering Irish Comic Book History 8 August 2025 An interior showing an ornate classical rotunda-type set of pillars with gold leaf, there is mint green paint on the walls with stained glass windows. A Lego model of the classical style National Library of Ireland A foot high model version of the Red rocket from TinTin comic on display in a book shop window
August 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Buzzin’ above and below #BloomScrolling #SpéirGhorm
A cluster of white daisies with bright yellow centres surrounded by green foliage. One purple flower is also present in the mix, adding colour to the scene. A close-up of a pink hollyhock flower with a white and purple centre, surrounded by a background of daisies and green foliage. A close-up view of colourful flowers, including purple blooms, surrounded by green foliage and leaves, with a blurred bee in the foreground. A clear blue sky with a few clouds and a red and white helicopter flying above treetops.
July 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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This greeted me this morning downstairs in the hall after the kids got in late from a sleepover at their grandparents’. Strange offering.
#Flowers #StillLife #NaturMort
A lavender sprig and small orange-red rose heads entwined with a white digital device charger cable and plug on a white surface with subtle shadows
July 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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This yoke was out and about today. Biggish by Irish standards #Spider #SpéirGhorm
A brown spider is positioned on a light-coloured, textured surface. Its long legs extend in various directions, casting subtle shadows. A spider is seen from an off angle like it’s hanging down from a surface. The spider has long, thin legs and a light brown colouration against a white background.
July 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Busy bee day #BloomScrolling #SpéirGhorm
A close-up of purple bell-shaped flowers surrounded by green leaves, with white daisies visible in the background. A bee is flying near the purple flowers.
July 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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This morning made a cup of tea and looked around to the kitchen table where there was another cup of tea which I’d obviously just made but had no memory of. So that’s how my Sunday’s going. #Sunday #SpéirGhorm #Tea
Two coffee mugs on a countertop. The left mug is white with the text "No. 1 Dad," and the right mug is yellow featuring illustrations of Moomin characters.
June 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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28th June and I’m thinking today of the massive advances made in the treatment of PKU in Ireland over the last 50+ years. But also I’m thinking of those parts of the world where people are unable to access proper treatment and are without automatic screening at birth.
#ipkuday2025 #phenylketonuria
The image features the feet of a newborn, with text highlighting the lack of newborn screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) in some European countries. There is a logo for the European Society for PKU and promotional hashtags related to PKU
June 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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“I’ve got a picture for you …”
An illustration of a person slumped over with their head on the keyboard of their laptop on the desk.
June 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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The downside of the visit to Woodie’s this morning is having the check-out person identify me as a senior citizen. The upside is I got a discount on AN 8 PIECE ALLEN KEY #SpéirGhorm
Image of a retail receipt showing total savings, net amount, VAT details, and a discount for senior citizens. The total amount is noted as Euro 11.69, with a senior citizen discount of Euro 1.30 applied. An assortment of hex keys stored in an orange and black holder, with several keys partially extended. A red background is visible, along with some blurred objects in the background.
June 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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A still of Colin Farrell as a conflicted gangster in the movie “In Bruges”. He has a look of disgusted confusion and a speech bubble which leads to the post below about a cap being lifted on Irish bankers’ wages by the Irish government.
June 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Downpour. Deluge. High Summer. #WhatTheFliuch #ForFliuchSake #SpéirGhorm
A colourful bike is parked on a wet surface, with rain visibly falling and creating ripples in puddles.
June 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Gah! Our secret’s out! 😉😄🍻
Old wall sign with a Dublin 8 blue street sign above saying Royal Oak for best Drinks.
June 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I too possess a ruler of time. But I have two time rulers. Mwah ha. Mwah hahahaha
Ruler on a piano, text: IRISH HISTORY RULER Celtic Conquest c.500- 150 St. Patrick's mission 432 First Viking raids 795 Battle of Clontarf 1014 Norman Invasion 1169 Earl of Kildare's Supremacy 1478-1513 Revolt of Silken Thomas 1534 Henry VIII King of Ireland 1541 Hugh O'Neill's Rebellion 1595-1603 Plantation of Ulster 1608-1610 Rebellion 1641 Cromwellian Conquest 1649-1653 Battle of the Boyne 1690 Legislative Independance 1782 United Irish Rebellion 1798 Act of Union 1800 Robert Emmet's Rising 1803 Catholic Emancipation 1829 Great Famine 1845 1849 Young Ireland Rebellion 1848 Fenian Rising 1867 Home Kale movement 1870 Land War 1879-1882 Easter Rising 1916 Dail Eireann established 1919 Government of Ireland Act 1920 Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 Civil War 1922-1923 Republic declared 1949 Northern Ireland Troubles 1969 Ireland Joins E.C.C. 1972 Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985 Downing Street Declaration 1993 “Made in Britain” (the irony) Ruler on a piano, text: British History Ruler Roman Britain 43 - 450AD The Coming of the English 450 - 613 Division into Kingdoms 613 - 1017 Danish Rule 1017 - 1066 William I 1066 William II 1087 Henry I 1100 Stephen 1135 Henry Il 1154 Richard I 1189 John 1199 Henry III 1216 Edward I 1272 Edward II 1307 Edward III 1327 Richard Il 1377 Henry IV 1399 Henry V 1413 Henry VI 1422 Edward IV 1461 Edward V 1483 Richard III 1483 Henry VII 1485 Henry VIII 1509 Edward VI 1547 Mary I 1553 Eliz. 1 1558 James I 1603 Charles I 1625 Commonwealth 1649 Charles Il 1660 James Il 1685 William III 1689 & Mary II Anne 1702 George I 1714 George Il 1727 George III 1760 George IV 1820 William IV 1830 Victoria 1837 Edward VII 1901 George V 1910 Ed. VIII 1936 George VI 1936 Eliz. II 1952
June 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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“Mmm when a daisy grows in your mind #BloomScrolling #SpéirGhorm
A vibrant field of white daisies and small blue flowers among lush green grass. Sunlight enhances the bright colours, creating a cheerful and lively atmosphere.
June 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM