to my friend Jim Gavin, rest now, brother, we have the watch, and i’ll see you in valhalla.

William Fraser Garden - "A great tree on a riverbank" (1892)

Paleolithic hand stencils from the cave at Lascaux, France. 25-30,000 years old.

Sidney Sime

"Behind The Plough". 🎨 by Simon Palmer (English, b. Yorkshire, 1956).

The discovery of the statue of Antinous in Delphi, Greece in 1894 is one of my favourite photographs of all time

Yeah Ton', it's done. Napoleon's short—on jewels, that is. Heheh.

The Samhain Storytelling Festival returns for its 5th year this Halloween in Co Clare. On 30th Oct Thurs 12pm, I discuss the Púca's creation of #anPúca. Book tickets at Michael Cusack Heritage Centre #anpúca

The second instalment of our Project 39 series speeches from all 39 of William Shakespeare’s plays. Here we have Timon from Timon of Athens in Act 4, Scene 1. Timon was a popular and generous man. But when he goes bankrupt, everyone abandons him. He retreats into the

Works of art Ireland obtained independence in 1921 but did not get its own coins until 1928 after a lengthy process While many national coins sought to portray national strength, like America’s Eagles, or authority and subjectude, like Britain’s sovereign, at the first

USS Constellation between the Twin Towers taken by Eddie Adams (1976)

How to tame the Hibernian Hydra by John Collison

How to tame the Hibernian Hydra by John Collison

'Gulliver's Travels', the satirical masterpiece of Dublin's "Patriot Dean", turns 300 next year. Terry Eagleton finds it is relevant as ever: