Niall Ireland
@niallmce.bsky.social
Irish author/ghostwriter and independent publisher with a global outlook, weaving together a love of the arts, humanities, photography, and the richness of life.
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Niall Ireland
@niallmce.bsky.social
· May 25
A room with a view… The Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Clare. #WildAtlanticWay #Ireland #Atlantic #Photography
📸 My own
📸 My own
Whenever I happen upon an old Typewriter, I always marvel at the history it might have and imagine all the people that tap tapped on its keys over the decades. Happy letters, sad letters, letters of hope, letters of despair or perhaps CVs looking to change life and lives. And, of course, books! 📘
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Whenever I happen upon an old Typewriter, I always marvel at the history it might have and imagine all the people that tap tapped on its keys over the decades. Happy letters, sad letters, letters of hope, letters of despair or perhaps CVs looking to change life and lives. And, of course, books! 📘
There is always a way in life. We just need to find it and, better still, share it with someone we love. #GamlaStan #Sweden #Photography #Cycling #Snow
January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
There is always a way in life. We just need to find it and, better still, share it with someone we love. #GamlaStan #Sweden #Photography #Cycling #Snow
“The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.”
- Barbara Hall.
📸 My own.
- Barbara Hall.
📸 My own.
January 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.”
- Barbara Hall.
📸 My own.
- Barbara Hall.
📸 My own.
A rathar nice image juxtaposition; a sun brolly and loungers but in the snows of Stockholm 🇸🇪 #Sweden #Travel #photography 📸 My own.
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
A rathar nice image juxtaposition; a sun brolly and loungers but in the snows of Stockholm 🇸🇪 #Sweden #Travel #photography 📸 My own.
Central Station Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 #Sweden #Photography 📸 My own
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Central Station Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪 #Sweden #Photography 📸 My own
“Human life is not so primitive as to be divided only into dark and bright sides. Between light and darkness, there are millions of shadows and transitional shades. A wise person spends their whole life learning to distinguish them.”
- Haruki Murakami #Art #Humanities
- Haruki Murakami #Art #Humanities
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 AM
“Human life is not so primitive as to be divided only into dark and bright sides. Between light and darkness, there are millions of shadows and transitional shades. A wise person spends their whole life learning to distinguish them.”
- Haruki Murakami #Art #Humanities
- Haruki Murakami #Art #Humanities
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language,
And next year’s words await another voice.”
~ T. S. Eliot #HappyNewYear2026
Artwork by Jo Grundy.
And next year’s words await another voice.”
~ T. S. Eliot #HappyNewYear2026
Artwork by Jo Grundy.
January 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language,
And next year’s words await another voice.”
~ T. S. Eliot #HappyNewYear2026
Artwork by Jo Grundy.
And next year’s words await another voice.”
~ T. S. Eliot #HappyNewYear2026
Artwork by Jo Grundy.
"Her grandmother had said: 'If your need is great, open the matryoshka and help will come ... " She opened the doll, and instantly a beautiful grey wolf knelt before her. 'Climb upon my back,' he said...'" - Jacqueline Ogburn. Illustration by Laurel Long.
December 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Her grandmother had said: 'If your need is great, open the matryoshka and help will come ... " She opened the doll, and instantly a beautiful grey wolf knelt before her. 'Climb upon my back,' he said...'" - Jacqueline Ogburn. Illustration by Laurel Long.
"Jack Frost" [1930] by Helen Mary Jacobs. #Art #Creativity
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Jack Frost" [1930] by Helen Mary Jacobs. #Art #Creativity
"Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you.
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land." Walt Whitman - Leaves of Grass, 1855.
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land." Walt Whitman - Leaves of Grass, 1855.
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you.
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land." Walt Whitman - Leaves of Grass, 1855.
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land." Walt Whitman - Leaves of Grass, 1855.
“Childhood is the country we had to leave behind, and at Christmas we get to go back and try to speak our very first language.” -Garrison Keillor
Artwork by Margaret Tarrant.
Artwork by Margaret Tarrant.
December 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“Childhood is the country we had to leave behind, and at Christmas we get to go back and try to speak our very first language.” -Garrison Keillor
Artwork by Margaret Tarrant.
Artwork by Margaret Tarrant.
December 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” -Anatole France
Art by Shinya Okayama.
Art by Shinya Okayama.
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” -Anatole France
Art by Shinya Okayama.
Art by Shinya Okayama.
Nollaig shona agus bliain úr faoi mhaise 🎄🍕🎉
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Nollaig shona agus bliain úr faoi mhaise 🎄🍕🎉
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A rainbow to lift the mood. #TheLittleThings #Nature
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A rainbow to lift the mood. #TheLittleThings #Nature
November 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Family Victorian Locker in my reading room now filled with books, many over a century old. #Furniture #Family #History
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Family Victorian Locker in my reading room now filled with books, many over a century old. #Furniture #Family #History
What a gorgeous employment of nature and greenery in an indoor space; in this case The Connacht Hotel in Galway City, Ireland. #Photography #Nature
📸 My own
📸 My own
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What a gorgeous employment of nature and greenery in an indoor space; in this case The Connacht Hotel in Galway City, Ireland. #Photography #Nature
📸 My own
📸 My own
