Carol Quinn
@cqcork.bsky.social
Archivist. Here for cats, conversation and craic!
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CATTE VERSIOUN (speculatyve! not based on real attested textes!)
• OLD ENGLISH: Miæow
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Myeaue
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: Meowe
• OLD ENGLISH: Miæow
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Myeaue
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: Meowe
September 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
CATTE VERSIOUN (speculatyve! not based on real attested textes!)
• OLD ENGLISH: Miæow
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Myeaue
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: Meowe
• OLD ENGLISH: Miæow
• MIDDLE ENGLISH: Myeaue
• EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: Meowe
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📣 We’re #Hiring: Deputy Chief Herald of Ireland
Join the NLI’s Office of the #ChiefHerald in this unique role, leading #heraldic and #genealogical research and helping preserve Ireland’s cultural heritage.
⭐ Find out more & apply: https://ow.ly/rMXt50ZNcTN
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026
Join the NLI’s Office of the #ChiefHerald in this unique role, leading #heraldic and #genealogical research and helping preserve Ireland’s cultural heritage.
⭐ Find out more & apply: https://ow.ly/rMXt50ZNcTN
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026
September 21, 2026 at 7:45 AM
📣 We’re #Hiring: Deputy Chief Herald of Ireland
Join the NLI’s Office of the #ChiefHerald in this unique role, leading #heraldic and #genealogical research and helping preserve Ireland’s cultural heritage.
⭐ Find out more & apply: https://ow.ly/rMXt50ZNcTN
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026
Join the NLI’s Office of the #ChiefHerald in this unique role, leading #heraldic and #genealogical research and helping preserve Ireland’s cultural heritage.
⭐ Find out more & apply: https://ow.ly/rMXt50ZNcTN
📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026
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I've been haunted by the words of former Cumann na mBan women who led lives of quiet desperation in the state they helped to build.
@lloislanel.bsky.social has done eye-opening & vital research laying bare the hardship faced by single women in Cork.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpeirGorm
@lloislanel.bsky.social has done eye-opening & vital research laying bare the hardship faced by single women in Cork.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpeirGorm
Clodagh Finn: The Cork women who helped build the State were left with almost nothing
New research uncovers the poverty, neglect and quiet desperation faced by Cork women who fought during Ireland’s revolutionary period
www.irishexaminer.com
August 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I've been haunted by the words of former Cumann na mBan women who led lives of quiet desperation in the state they helped to build.
@lloislanel.bsky.social has done eye-opening & vital research laying bare the hardship faced by single women in Cork.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpeirGorm
@lloislanel.bsky.social has done eye-opening & vital research laying bare the hardship faced by single women in Cork.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
#SpeirGorm
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"I get that you are having an existential crisis of self, facing the realities of aging, and accepting your social and economic circumstances, but listen, there is nothing I can do; I’m just a cat stretching in a bodega."
I Can’t Fix Your Life; I’m Just a Bodega Cat Stretching
“I can’t do anything about your unaffordable rent or exorbitant student loans; I have no expenses in my life. I live in a potato chip display and sleep twent...
buff.ly
August 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"I get that you are having an existential crisis of self, facing the realities of aging, and accepting your social and economic circumstances, but listen, there is nothing I can do; I’m just a cat stretching in a bodega."
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Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal Patrick Kidd in The Times
July 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal Patrick Kidd in The Times
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HANK, 49
Twice divorced, twice widowed, and looking for fun. Are you a buxom seventeen-year-old and also first cousin to my late second wife and also willing to ignore that I am nearly thrice your age and also in my direct line of sight?
Twice divorced, twice widowed, and looking for fun. Are you a buxom seventeen-year-old and also first cousin to my late second wife and also willing to ignore that I am nearly thrice your age and also in my direct line of sight?
Henry VIII’s Dating App Profiles
“Grieving widower seeking comely maid to provide comfort and more male heirs in time of deep sorrow over the passing of my favorite wife from childbed fever....
buff.ly
June 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
HANK, 49
Twice divorced, twice widowed, and looking for fun. Are you a buxom seventeen-year-old and also first cousin to my late second wife and also willing to ignore that I am nearly thrice your age and also in my direct line of sight?
Twice divorced, twice widowed, and looking for fun. Are you a buxom seventeen-year-old and also first cousin to my late second wife and also willing to ignore that I am nearly thrice your age and also in my direct line of sight?
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I've updated the plague doctor meme.
I could have added that there's only evidence for one, maybe two existing and that some doubt it even ever existed but I ran out of space and I just had to use this delicious font.
More here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/06/08/b...
I could have added that there's only evidence for one, maybe two existing and that some doubt it even ever existed but I ran out of space and I just had to use this delicious font.
More here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/06/08/b...
June 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I've updated the plague doctor meme.
I could have added that there's only evidence for one, maybe two existing and that some doubt it even ever existed but I ran out of space and I just had to use this delicious font.
More here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/06/08/b...
I could have added that there's only evidence for one, maybe two existing and that some doubt it even ever existed but I ran out of space and I just had to use this delicious font.
More here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/06/08/b...
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If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century
YouTube video by Jonasquin
youtu.be
June 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Time line cleanser, for morale improving purposes, from my garden:
June 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Time line cleanser, for morale improving purposes, from my garden:
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Death toll in Gaza surpasses 73,000
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000.
apnews.com
June 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Death toll in Gaza surpasses 73,000
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Galapagos
Octopus
O what a
Joye to us!
Galapagos
Octopus
Do what you do!
Raucous and
Bumptious,
Galapagos
Octopus!
Azure and
Splendorous --
Tinye and blue!
Octopus
O what a
Joye to us!
Galapagos
Octopus
Do what you do!
Raucous and
Bumptious,
Galapagos
Octopus!
Azure and
Splendorous --
Tinye and blue!
May 30, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Galapagos
Octopus
O what a
Joye to us!
Galapagos
Octopus
Do what you do!
Raucous and
Bumptious,
Galapagos
Octopus!
Azure and
Splendorous --
Tinye and blue!
Octopus
O what a
Joye to us!
Galapagos
Octopus
Do what you do!
Raucous and
Bumptious,
Galapagos
Octopus!
Azure and
Splendorous --
Tinye and blue!
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Appalled at the shocking behaviour of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards illegally detained members of the Sumud Flotilla.
The Israeli government’s actions are in breach of international law and I intend to raise this issue at EU level.
The Israeli government’s actions are in breach of international law and I intend to raise this issue at EU level.
May 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Appalled at the shocking behaviour of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards illegally detained members of the Sumud Flotilla.
The Israeli government’s actions are in breach of international law and I intend to raise this issue at EU level.
The Israeli government’s actions are in breach of international law and I intend to raise this issue at EU level.
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Hurrah for Friday and #worlddonkeyday. This donkey (ms B.11.27) is very pleased to be taking a break from studying for exams to play music and dance. mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B...
May 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Hurrah for Friday and #worlddonkeyday. This donkey (ms B.11.27) is very pleased to be taking a break from studying for exams to play music and dance. mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B...
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‘The erasure of the built environment was mirrored by the destruction of records of it. Municipal plans, historical maps and property deeds were destroyed when Israel bombed Gaza City’s Central Archives in November 2023.’
Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line
Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
‘The erasure of the built environment was mirrored by the destruction of records of it. Municipal plans, historical maps and property deeds were destroyed when Israel bombed Gaza City’s Central Archives in November 2023.’
Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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#C4News last night reported on the wholesale targeting of ambulances & paramedics in Lebanon by Israel, including the recent 'triple hit', when Israel attacked an ambulance, then attacked paramedics who went to help, and then attacked further paramedics also trying to help.
April 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
#C4News last night reported on the wholesale targeting of ambulances & paramedics in Lebanon by Israel, including the recent 'triple hit', when Israel attacked an ambulance, then attacked paramedics who went to help, and then attacked further paramedics also trying to help.
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“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire, just because they show up with a bucket.”
— Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
— Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
April 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire, just because they show up with a bucket.”
— Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
— Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
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More than 24hrs after their protest there's a whole load of Carolan Coaches from Co Meath proudly parked up all along O'Connell St making life very difficult for ordinary Dublin workers who didn't start bombing Iran or close the Strait of Hormuz
April 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
More than 24hrs after their protest there's a whole load of Carolan Coaches from Co Meath proudly parked up all along O'Connell St making life very difficult for ordinary Dublin workers who didn't start bombing Iran or close the Strait of Hormuz
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Explore the extraordinary stories of injured veterans, widows and orphans of the British civil wars that have been uncovered through the work of the Civil War Petitions Project!
🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells
🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells
Extraordinary lives of ordinary men, women and children revealed by the Civil War Petitions Project - The World Turned Upside Down
Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells reveal some of the key findings from this study which opens a window on the impact of the British Civil Wars
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
April 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Explore the extraordinary stories of injured veterans, widows and orphans of the British civil wars that have been uncovered through the work of the Civil War Petitions Project!
🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells
🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells
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Fancy exploring the Ring of Kerry this year? We have a FREE itinerary guide, featuring 22 of my favourite historic highlights (including Ballinskelligs Castle!).
Grab your free guide today at the link below
www.tuatha.ie/the-ultimate...
Grab your free guide today at the link below
www.tuatha.ie/the-ultimate...
The Ultimate Ring of Kerry Tour Itinerary - Tuatha
Our free Ultimate Ring of Kerry Tour itinerary helps you to explore like an expert – featuring 22 unmissable story-filled sites!
www.tuatha.ie
March 31, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Fancy exploring the Ring of Kerry this year? We have a FREE itinerary guide, featuring 22 of my favourite historic highlights (including Ballinskelligs Castle!).
Grab your free guide today at the link below
www.tuatha.ie/the-ultimate...
Grab your free guide today at the link below
www.tuatha.ie/the-ultimate...
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! #SaintPatrick’sDay
☘️ Read St Patrick in his own words ☘️
A concise booklet 'My name is Patrick. I am a sinner. A simple country person and the least of all believers' presents St Patrick’s Confession in a clear and faithful English translation: https://shop.ria.ie/products/my-name-is-patrick?variant=47002150764890
A concise booklet 'My name is Patrick. I am a sinner. A simple country person and the least of all believers' presents St Patrick’s Confession in a clear and faithful English translation: https://shop.ria.ie/products/my-name-is-patrick?variant=47002150764890
March 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! #SaintPatrick’sDay
Absolutely blown away by the level of detail someone has done in the windows and doors of this derelict house in Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. So beautiful! @frankoconnor.bsky.social #DerelictIreland
March 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Absolutely blown away by the level of detail someone has done in the windows and doors of this derelict house in Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. So beautiful! @frankoconnor.bsky.social #DerelictIreland
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Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power
They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.
newrepublic.com
March 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
Timely survey here ahead of #InternationalWomensDay …
Men feel more comfortable than women when it comes to negotiating a pay rise and also expect to earn €11,000 more than women.
That’s according to research published today by IrishJobs, a leading hiring platform.
jrnl.ie/6977606
That’s according to research published today by IrishJobs, a leading hiring platform.
jrnl.ie/6977606
Men feel more comfortable asking for pay rise and expect to earn €11,000 more than women
While two-thirds of men said they feel confident negotiating a pay rise, only 47% of women felt confident doing the same.
jrnl.ie
March 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Timely survey here ahead of #InternationalWomensDay …
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