The “Soul Man” performance by The Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live is a legendary moment in music and comedy history.

High King Cormac mac Airt who had been raised by a she-wolf in the caves of Kesh, Co. Sligo, said to have understood wolf speech! Also said that 4 wolves accompanied him into battle against Lugaid mac Con, & for the rest of his life! #InternationalWolfDay 🐺

Lots of interesting Heritage Week events taking place next week. This will be interesting - delving into the history, archaeology and ecology of the magical Lough Gara. Lough Gara: A Lake Through Time | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025 share.google/doGhPvZWJAf50C…

More Heritage Week adventures, with Donkeys as the host. Up in the biodiversity and archaeological hot-spot that is Carrowkeel in the Bricklieve Mountains. A Donkey's Eye View at Sathya Sai Donkey Sanctuary | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025 share.google/cyyFfHKllFtO1g…

Brown Bear and Golden Eagle on Cave Hill 
 Well within the arrival of the first peoples to the shores of Belfast Lough, Brown Bears stalked the woods and hillsides across Ireland #paleoart #paleoartist #bear #brownbear #irishartist #wildlifeartist #belfast #belfasthistory

After seeing the photograph of Cormac McCarthy's living room (containing around 1000 books, 5% of his total personal library), I'm reminded of what Umberto Eco once said: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who

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OH NO! This old oak tree #Letterkenny has been cut down overnight despite people protesting against it happening!!! From #HighlandRadio highlandradio.com/2025/09/03/bel… #trees #Donegal #Ireland Caroline Orr Greg Hughes

Goodreads "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Seriously, does anyone care? It seems not. Seems like a very small segment of society is doing anything practical about this. So much more needs to be done. irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/0…

And so it begins! A pity, because both are special places. Halfbaked had the pleasure of leading many groups to both establishments. Victor hated having his "polytheistic open-air temple" described as a tourist attraction. Hopefully it regains some peace.

Definitely Infantry trained that doggo. Exerce Perfectione.

Hmm, not good at all. Such beautiful places, so low on the list!

Couldn't make it up! thejournal.ie/man-drove-stol…

‘Answering the call’ is a powerful film about the hopes and effort to save one of Irelands most endangered species: the Corncrake. It premieres at the Triskel Arts Centre this Saturday as part of the Cork International Film Festival and features National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Corncrake LIFE team.

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