Rita Larkin
@bellitum.bsky.social
Retired teacher of English & French Onetime art historian. Books. Dogs. Gaeilge. Latin. Born 1948. From Tipperary. Lives in
Clontarf, Dublin. Used to blog at bellitumsblog.wordpress.com
Clontarf, Dublin. Used to blog at bellitumsblog.wordpress.com
Best letter in today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social There is no hole. It's 'hallow' as in 'Hallowed be thy name' and 'All Hallows'. Meaning 'holy'. Get it?
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Best letter in today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social There is no hole. It's 'hallow' as in 'Hallowed be thy name' and 'All Hallows'. Meaning 'holy'. Get it?
Still doing my bit for The Bard.
BTW saw Macbeth last night in the Gaiety, magnificent.
BTW saw Macbeth last night in the Gaiety, magnificent.
September 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Still doing my bit for The Bard.
BTW saw Macbeth last night in the Gaiety, magnificent.
BTW saw Macbeth last night in the Gaiety, magnificent.
Finn McRedmond champions the Bard on the curriculum in today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
Good on ya Finn.
Good on ya Finn.
September 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Finn McRedmond champions the Bard on the curriculum in today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
Good on ya Finn.
Good on ya Finn.
A rational letter from an @irishtimes.com reader in Stranorlar.
September 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A rational letter from an @irishtimes.com reader in Stranorlar.
Picked this up in the library the other day. Great insights into the Spanish Civil War & so well written.
August 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Picked this up in the library the other day. Great insights into the Spanish Civil War & so well written.
The joys of the Galway races.
August 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The joys of the Galway races.
From toay's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
From toay's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
Honey had a great 13th birthday.
July 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Honey had a great 13th birthday.
At last. An explanation for U.P. up.
June 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
At last. An explanation for U.P. up.
Áine Kenny speaking up against this outrageous custom in today's Irish Times.
May 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Áine Kenny speaking up against this outrageous custom in today's Irish Times.
Tá an ceart ag Alan Titley san Irish Times inniu.
May 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Tá an ceart ag Alan Titley san Irish Times inniu.
I got a proper Mammy card today. Anyone who calls me 'Mum' will get a belt of a hurley.
March 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I got a proper Mammy card today. Anyone who calls me 'Mum' will get a belt of a hurley.
In today's @theIrishTimes Justine at her best.
March 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
In today's @theIrishTimes Justine at her best.
Reading John Julius Norwich, Four Princes. Henry VIII & Wolsey.
Funny how nothing changes.
Funny how nothing changes.
February 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Reading John Julius Norwich, Four Princes. Henry VIII & Wolsey.
Funny how nothing changes.
Funny how nothing changes.
Today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social poem
February 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social poem
From Sally Hayden's interview with Omar El Akkad in today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
From Sally Hayden's interview with Omar El Akkad in today's @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
TCD Book Fair today. 8 books. €20.
Fair continues until Friday.
Fair continues until Friday.
February 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
TCD Book Fair today. 8 books. €20.
Fair continues until Friday.
Fair continues until Friday.
Guess who's just back from the groomers? Glam Honey.
February 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Guess who's just back from the groomers? Glam Honey.
Annual tribute to the foreBrigids and Mary Brigid.
January 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Annual tribute to the foreBrigids and Mary Brigid.
Sorry Bard but there are times when there is an art to find the mind's construction in the face.
January 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Sorry Bard but there are times when there is an art to find the mind's construction in the face.
Today's poem from @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
How nice to see that someone remembers Madame Nora's.
How nice to see that someone remembers Madame Nora's.
January 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Today's poem from @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social
How nice to see that someone remembers Madame Nora's.
How nice to see that someone remembers Madame Nora's.
Just finished this. The best account yet of the way we were.
January 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Just finished this. The best account yet of the way we were.
The daughters are a couple of comedians. They are working on the Christmas décor. They tell me they are fixing my nice NOEL as befits the new global order.
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December 8, 2024 at 1:06 PM
The daughters are a couple of comedians. They are working on the Christmas décor. They tell me they are fixing my nice NOEL as befits the new global order.
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