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Mark Maguire
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Works #museum #education. Here for the #art, #comics, #SciFi, #news | Photos mine or otherwise credited. Followers with bio, activity, etc. more likely to become mutuals | ☘️ #SpeirGorm / #SpéirGhorm | 🐘 @[email protected] | 🧵 @markbmaguire
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Sun’s up #SpéirGhorm
A serene sunrise over the ocean, with colourful clouds above and a few people silhouetted in the foreground watching the view. A serene seascape featuring calm waters under a colourful sky at sunrise, with clouds and a distant coastline visible.
December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The shopping centre car park was BLASTING out the most unhinged piped/background music today #SpéirGhorm
December 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Gil Gerard bowing out at 82 has me reminiscing what a major part he played in my Saturday evenings in 1981.
Annual cover for 1982 Buck Rogers in the 25th century
December 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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It me … #SpéirGhorm
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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The old band from the Northside of Dublin are back live busking for the festive season but the years are beginning to show their toll …
#SpéirGhorm
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I braved Bram last night for the launch of the book “Arts Education in Ireland” edited by Jane O’Hanlon and Dervil Jordan in DCU St. Patrick’s. Also caught sight of this library display of Colum children’s books … #SpéirGhorm
A vintage book cover titled "The Girl Who Sat by the Ashes" by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker. The cover features a whimsical illustration of a house with a large tree and two grazing goats in front of a house A book open on title page with an illustration in colour of an Irish market town with text: A BOY IN EIRINN BY PADRAIC COLUM ILLUSTRATIONS BY JACK B. YEATS LONDON M. DENT & SONS LTD. Opened title page of a book. Modernist illustration of a girl in front of a castle. Text reads: “Of course, being a Princess, she lived in a white-fronted castle.” And: THE PEEP-SHOWMAN by Padraic Colum Illustrated by Lois Lenski MACMILLAN NEW YORK 1927 Book title page opened in a display case. An illustration of a smaller figure slaying a bigger figure. Text reads: “The King of Ireland's Son sprang at him and thrust the Sword of Light through his breast.” The King of Ireland’s Son by Padraic Colum ILLUSTRATIONS AND DECORATIONS BY WILLY POGANY LONDON GEORGE G. HARRAP & COMPANY LTD. 283 PORTSMOUTH STREET KINGSWAY W.C.
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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“The Blankety Blank chequebook and pen”
UK PM Sir Keir Starmer reading from a POTUS podium with US and UK flags behind him. He is saying “There’s a famous slogan in the United Kingdom.”
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon on the phone Robert De Niro in The King Of Comedy on the phone
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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In Brussels the other week.
Magritte’s image of a man in suit and a tie with a bowler hat and an Apple for a face is spread over windows in a tower block
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I think the old bare leg look should be ok. Plus you don’t have the discomfort of damp legs all day when you get lashed out of it on the way to work
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November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Mamdani meme generator of a Saturday night/ Sunday morning
The phrase “WILL YE LEAVE IT ALONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD” rendered in the style of a Mamdani poster
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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This character from The Diplomat S3 seems to be loosely based on my life story 😆 #SpéirGhorm
A man in a beige suit stands at a podium, delivering a speech in a lavishly decorated room with a chandelier. A floral arrangement is visible in the background, and a dinner setting is in the foreground. Subtitles read: “My mother was born ... just at the edge of Dublin in Clondalkin.”
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Me getting a Meta advert for a full camouflage Ghillie suit … manly man manliness
An advert for a camouflage ghillie suit showing the various elements of the suit as well as a man modelling it
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh go léir
🐦‍⬛🎃🌙✨💀
Happy Halloween to you all
#SpéirGhorm
Two Halloween pumpkins are displayed in a dimly lit setting. One is larger and carved by a child, the other is smaller and a decorative candle. The larger pumpkin has a jagged mouth and triangular eyes, glowing from within. The smaller pumpkin features a smiling face. A soft light source is visible in the background.
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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In Brussels during the week and got to visit Le Musée de la Bande Dessinée. Impressive exhibition design and use of space. I really enjoyed seeing the library space full of parents and kids just reading comics
#GLAM #Museum #Galleries
A space with black and white objects related to Belgian comics and lit by projector with long shadows Comic books suspended from a hall ceiling A reading area with couches and people of all ages reading comics. There is a cabinet with plaster white masks of comic characters by César
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
The head and shoulders of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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A bleedin’ keep your head down and your eyes away from the horizon kind of morning ☀️🕶️ #SpéirGhorm
A blinding sun is blazing through trees, suburban housing, car park and railings
September 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Around and about Enniskillen Castle yesterday
An old bike casting shadow on the floor beside a roof to floor window Bottles of old whiskey in a museum display An old cash register National with a florid motif in low relief on its silver coloured front A small model of a straw mummer costume against the backdrop of a traditional rural cupboard
September 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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… and I *did* get to this exhibit (last week).
Double page from the Irish Gospels of St Gall Mid- to late 8th century AD On the left is a highly decorated cross-carpet page. On the right are the ornate Latin words 'XPI (CHRISTI) AUTEM GENERATIO SIC ERAT', which translates as 'Now the birth of Christ was in this way' (Matthew 1:18). Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 6-7 On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall Gospel of St John Early 9th century AD St John (left) and the Latin words IN PRINCIPIO erat verbum ('IN THE BEGINNING was the word') on the right. Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 60, pp 4-5 Ar iasacht ó Leabharlann Mainistreach Naoimh Ghaill On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall (In Irish): 1 Soiscéal Naoimh Eóin Tús an 9ú haois AD Naomh Eoin (ar chlé) agus na focail Laidine IN PRINCIPIO erat verbum' ('Bhí an briathar ann I DTÚS BÁIRE') ar dheis. Rinneadh in Éirinn. Double page from the Irish Gospels of St Gall Mid- to late 8th century AD Ornate Latin words 'XPI (CHRISTI) AUTEM GENERATIO SIC ERAT', which translates as 'Now the birth of Christ was in this way' (Matthew 1:18). Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 6-7 On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall Double page from the Irish Gospels of St Gall Mid- to late 8th century AD A highly decorated cross-carpet page. Produced in Ireland. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 6-7 On loan from the Abbey Library of St Gall
September 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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I kneel before Zod. Always have, always will.
The three baddies from Superman 2 standing defiantly all in black on a surface less side road with foliage and hedges behind and a telegraph pole. Terence Stamp as Zod is in the middle, arms behind his back, legs spread out. Terrifying but fascinating when you’re 8.
August 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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At the National Library’s lunchtime panel discussion today about the history of Irish comics. The Library looking great in real life and in Lego.
A slide with a Clark Kent type comic character in a suit, hat, tie and spectacles. Text: Comics at the National Library of Ireland Discovering Irish Comic Book History 8 August 2025 An interior showing an ornate classical rotunda-type set of pillars with gold leaf, there is mint green paint on the walls with stained glass windows. A Lego model of the classical style National Library of Ireland A foot high model version of the Red rocket from TinTin comic on display in a book shop window
August 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Buzzin’ above and below #BloomScrolling #SpéirGhorm
A cluster of white daisies with bright yellow centres surrounded by green foliage. One purple flower is also present in the mix, adding colour to the scene. A close-up of a pink hollyhock flower with a white and purple centre, surrounded by a background of daisies and green foliage. A close-up view of colourful flowers, including purple blooms, surrounded by green foliage and leaves, with a blurred bee in the foreground. A clear blue sky with a few clouds and a red and white helicopter flying above treetops.
July 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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This greeted me this morning downstairs in the hall after the kids got in late from a sleepover at their grandparents’. Strange offering.
#Flowers #StillLife #NaturMort
A lavender sprig and small orange-red rose heads entwined with a white digital device charger cable and plug on a white surface with subtle shadows
July 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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This yoke was out and about today. Biggish by Irish standards #Spider #SpéirGhorm
A brown spider is positioned on a light-coloured, textured surface. Its long legs extend in various directions, casting subtle shadows. A spider is seen from an off angle like it’s hanging down from a surface. The spider has long, thin legs and a light brown colouration against a white background.
July 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Busy bee day #BloomScrolling #SpéirGhorm
A close-up of purple bell-shaped flowers surrounded by green leaves, with white daisies visible in the background. A bee is flying near the purple flowers.
July 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM