Re-watching Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation which he subtitled ‘A Personal View’. Wonderful viewing for anyone interested in art history and human achievement. You could watch worse things on YouTube 😜
Recommend Ep 7👇
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Re-watching Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation which he subtitled ‘A Personal View’. Wonderful viewing for anyone interested in art history and human achievement. You could watch worse things on YouTube 😜
Recommend Ep 7👇
youtu.be/WmhkyLT-CtY?si…

You are made of: 84 minerals, 23 elements and 8 gallons of water, distributed among 38 trillion cells.
You were created from nothing, from the pieces of the earth you consumed, following instructions hidden in a double helix small enough to be carried by a sperm.
🪨🦋🪵🌿🦷🐺 You

Anyone else watching #SuperGarden on RTE rn 👀that’s some take on Japanese design 🙈

Sorry that’s the winner right there, Switzerland #Eurovision2024

Death, sex, superstition & fear: why was the hawthorn tree regarded in Irish folklore and tradition as one to be avoided, especially in May? By Marion McGarry Atlantic Technological University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Can’t believe it’s that time of year again… another year done, another lap around the sun, #hawthorn in bloom again

Have a read👇

“Death, sex, superstition and fear: the hawthorn tree in Ireland”

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That’s the last of the beautiful bluebells and late flowering blackthorn as we soon say goodbye to another April…

…if you go by the pre-1752 calendar like I do😉👇
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I can’t stop watching it

Multitasking at the National Museum of Ireland Mayo: saw the wonderful ‘Murmur of Bees’ exhibition, including the exquisite Harry Clarke illustration of St Gobnait of the bees. And there’s now freshly signed copies #IrishCustomsAndRituals in the museum bookshop 🤗

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Sound up to hear the birds
Caves of Keash, Sligo

It's not all about archives! Buildings and objects Ulster Folk Museum will also be examined as part of our CDP studentship with School of Museum Studies, funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council. For further details, please visit: le.ac.uk/rcmg/current-n…. Deadline 20th May 2024! ⏰

Fire, water, light and luck: our ancestors engaged in a wide range of rites and rituals on May 1st which were believed to bring good luck. Via RTÉ Brainstorm rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Fire, water, light and luck: our ancestors engaged in a wide range of rites and rituals on Bealtaine May 1st which were believed to bring good luck. By Marion McGarry Atlantic Technological University #bealtaine #MayDay rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

🎉Once again, Dr Marion McGarry's captivating storytelling, this time linked to pregnancy and birth, is capturing the spotlight on #RTEBrainstorm . Marion McGarry #ATUmedia

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm : the weird traditions associated with pregnancy and births in Irish folklore. By Marion McGarry Atlantic Technological University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

ATU Sligo Well done Ruth Le Gear on the Creative Generations exhibition, especially the Wonders of Worms which I found to be rather lovely 👏

Views of Croagh Patrick today: on the way to, and on the way home from, Connemara 😍

When the next phase of the #westernrailcorridor is completed Ballina will have direct #commuter links to Galway and its major employers direct freight links to the Southern ports. Sligo needs the same. Reopen the #wrc #enable #economicgrowth Live | Invest | Visit #sligo choosesligo Atlantic Technological University

'Collins’ period in Sligo Jail gave him time to write 'daily notes & musings'. Comprised of 45 handwritten pages, it is digitised & available to read online at the National Library of Ireland, donated by his secretary Sinéad Ní Dheirg in 1987; catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000….'

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