For the night that’s in it: some spirit lore from the west Kerry mountains.

“The Screecher of Macha na Bó” was an otherworldly spirit that emitted a gut-wrenching wail in this remote valley. Some likened it to “the screech of a goat choking”.... 1/7

Corca Dhuibhne #OícheShamhna

Hope for Amazonian rainforests and indigenous tribes…

The best part of decorating for halloween is Jim Larkin’s bat army

Froth or foam, when seen coming in on the tide a distance from the shore on a calm day it meant the coming of south-easterly wind which was feared on the Mullet Peninsula.

From Pap Murphy, Leithinis an Mhuirthead, Co Maigh Eo. turassiar.ie

Photo by Lauren Varian

Nósanna na Samhna…

He’s a mighty man…

An saighdiúir farraige…

'Speaking Manx was the secret to understanding the island'
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There’s something so terribly sad about this. How many lost their sons and daughters to emigration, only to never see them again.

In which I read three Old Irish poems about cold weather, in a reconstruction of roughly 9th century pronunciation, along with my translations of same.

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Léirmheas ar mo leabhar, Spásas, san eagrán reatha de Aneas:
Cnuasach dúshlánach, téagartha agus trialach...
Níl aon eagla air na rialacha a threascairt ná teorainneacha na teanga is na filíochta a shíneadh...
Is duine de na filí is comhaimseartha atá ag scríobh sa Ghaeilge é...

And there he is! Damian Browne just EAST 🥳🥳 of Aran Islands getting moral support from local ferries and boats 👏👏👏 Project Empower #Cushlamacree #NYCtoGalway #OceanRowing

When talent, desire and tradition combine…
A ⁦NuachtTG4⁩ report from Dingle featuring the proud family of Mark O’Connor ⁦Mark O'Connor⁩ . The ⁦Geelong Cats⁩ player is one of only 3 Irishmen to have won an AFL Grand Final #Kerry youtu.be/mqjn4VhTrWc

Mórálach as a mac… Mary agus John ‘Diony’ O’Connor. Bonn AFL le Geelong Cats buaite ag fear óg an Daingin Mark O’Connor. Gaisce ná fuil déanta ach ag triúr Eireannach ó cuireadh tús leis an gcomórtas in 1898.

42 is the magic number! AFL winner Mark O’Connor pictured as a young boy dancing at the local Feis in west Kerry… sporting the same number as he had on his back in today’s Grand Final. #AFLGrandFinal

Is ionnan pobal agus clann i Cúil Aodha, i Múscraí. Ag teacht le chéile chun saol agus lá breithe Damian a cheiliúradh mar phobal, mar chlann. ♥️🛵🏍️🚜
#LáDamian #ADayForDamian
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