MayF
@maykayf.bsky.social
Sewcialist. Dub. Love literature, needlework, family. Francophile. Sligo-phile. Dún na nGall-ophile. IT professional. She/her
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MayF
@maykayf.bsky.social
· Nov 7
By way of short introduction, I'm a Dub living in Stoneybatter. I enjoy embroidery, languages, literature & puns. Ceasefire now, free Palestine & act now on climate crisis
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why has the term Big Irish Head become so ubiquitous when 'Gael Skull' was right there all along
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
why has the term Big Irish Head become so ubiquitous when 'Gael Skull' was right there all along
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muppet starship troopers could fix us
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
muppet starship troopers could fix us
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I have hacked
the prompts
that were in
your model
and which
you were probably
stealing
for profit
Forgive me
they were poetic
pithy
and evocative
the prompts
that were in
your model
and which
you were probably
stealing
for profit
Forgive me
they were poetic
pithy
and evocative
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I have hacked
the prompts
that were in
your model
and which
you were probably
stealing
for profit
Forgive me
they were poetic
pithy
and evocative
the prompts
that were in
your model
and which
you were probably
stealing
for profit
Forgive me
they were poetic
pithy
and evocative
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oh is it men's day? i didn't notice because i'm too busy listening to women
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
oh is it men's day? i didn't notice because i'm too busy listening to women
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Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
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Truly the end of the best beer bar that Dublin ever had.
The community that Paddy built in Underdog over the last 8 years is something that the city will miss, but I'll miss it more...
The community that Paddy built in Underdog over the last 8 years is something that the city will miss, but I'll miss it more...
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Truly the end of the best beer bar that Dublin ever had.
The community that Paddy built in Underdog over the last 8 years is something that the city will miss, but I'll miss it more...
The community that Paddy built in Underdog over the last 8 years is something that the city will miss, but I'll miss it more...
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live every moment as if it’s your last
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
live every moment as if it’s your last
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Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on.
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on.
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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... the beggar craned his neck, looked them up and down in their fur coats, and said,
"Is it posh or whores yiz are?"
"Is it posh or whores yiz are?"
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
... the beggar craned his neck, looked them up and down in their fur coats, and said,
"Is it posh or whores yiz are?"
"Is it posh or whores yiz are?"
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Speaking of the Pro-Cathedral, my favourite funny story about my Dublin granny.
Before he died leaving her a widow with five young children in England during the war, Granpa had given her a fur coat which was her prized possession. Nobody in the family had ever had a fur coat before...
After the
Before he died leaving her a widow with five young children in England during the war, Granpa had given her a fur coat which was her prized possession. Nobody in the family had ever had a fur coat before...
After the
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Speaking of the Pro-Cathedral, my favourite funny story about my Dublin granny.
Before he died leaving her a widow with five young children in England during the war, Granpa had given her a fur coat which was her prized possession. Nobody in the family had ever had a fur coat before...
After the
Before he died leaving her a widow with five young children in England during the war, Granpa had given her a fur coat which was her prized possession. Nobody in the family had ever had a fur coat before...
After the
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I’m a knitter and web designer, and I learned Swift so I could make a ruler and row counting app for my projects. It’s called Fiber Friend and I’m proud of it 🥰 fiberfriend.app
Fiber Friend: Ruler & Row Counter for Knitting and Crochet
Fiber Friend is a free iOS ruler and row counter for knitters and crocheters. Paid users can track multiple projects from their phone or watch.
fiberfriend.app
September 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I’m a knitter and web designer, and I learned Swift so I could make a ruler and row counting app for my projects. It’s called Fiber Friend and I’m proud of it 🥰 fiberfriend.app
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This year's Christmas cards feature An Cailleach, bringer of winter in Irish tradition. They're available to order at the link below and will begin shipping towards the end of November ❄️
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
Cártaí Nollag / Christmas Cards - An Cailleach (Goddess Of Winter) — Ciaraíoch Art
Christmas cards featuring the Cailleach, the mythological figure in Irish, Scottish, and Manx tradition who summons winter. She is associated with storms, the landscape, and horned beasts like deer, ...
www.ciaraioch.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This year's Christmas cards feature An Cailleach, bringer of winter in Irish tradition. They're available to order at the link below and will begin shipping towards the end of November ❄️
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.
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So what ARE you allowed to wear in Ireland?
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So what ARE you allowed to wear in Ireland?
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The face off each other.
So what ARE you allowed to wear in Ireland?
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The face off each other.
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TIME Magazine (!!!) asked me to explain what the wider world should know about Catherine Connolly:
time.com/7333194/irel...
time.com/7333194/irel...
The Meaning of Ireland's New Anti-Establishment President
Catherine Connolly has a change mandate that may put her at odds with Ireland's own government—and its allies in Europe and America.
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
TIME Magazine (!!!) asked me to explain what the wider world should know about Catherine Connolly:
time.com/7333194/irel...
time.com/7333194/irel...
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Terrible weather forecast across Ireland, but if you have any clear skies tonight, get out and look out for potentially an extremely strong northern lights display. Possibly the best since the early 2000s. #speirgorm #astronomy #ireland
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Terrible weather forecast across Ireland, but if you have any clear skies tonight, get out and look out for potentially an extremely strong northern lights display. Possibly the best since the early 2000s. #speirgorm #astronomy #ireland
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Years ago at a gig in the International @daraobriain.bsky.social asked me what I did, so I said I was a student. Cue ripping the piss out of me, "Oh student, what do you study, books?", "Are the classes hard?", eventually I admitted I was in film school.
And that's when the slagging really started.
And that's when the slagging really started.
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Years ago at a gig in the International @daraobriain.bsky.social asked me what I did, so I said I was a student. Cue ripping the piss out of me, "Oh student, what do you study, books?", "Are the classes hard?", eventually I admitted I was in film school.
And that's when the slagging really started.
And that's when the slagging really started.
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Day One for Catherine Connolly and Michael D Higgins’s (endearing) famously messy desk is no more!
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Day One for Catherine Connolly and Michael D Higgins’s (endearing) famously messy desk is no more!
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“Trouble with the spaceship, was it?” just randomly popped into my head yesterday
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Trouble with the spaceship, was it?” just randomly popped into my head yesterday