Stan Ó hOireachtaigh 🍉
@stane.bsky.social
Leeds and Dublin, once a musician, now an academic; last refuge of the scoundrel etc.
https://beyondthespelloflabour.wordpress.com/
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That fish in full
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That fish in full
My laptop screen as it happens. I think I need the mug.
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My laptop screen as it happens. I think I need the mug.
There's a great essay in this by JD Trew (UU) about how the whole Green Orange thing plays out in the Ottawa Valley. Unfortunately not online anywhere I can find, but more proof that North American history was profoundly influenced by 'the integrity of our quarrel'
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There's a great essay in this by JD Trew (UU) about how the whole Green Orange thing plays out in the Ottawa Valley. Unfortunately not online anywhere I can find, but more proof that North American history was profoundly influenced by 'the integrity of our quarrel'
What is this? (in Paris)
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What is this? (in Paris)
Mono recording from 1962. Spectacular sound.
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Mono recording from 1962. Spectacular sound.
And finally, for a contemporary account, shamelessly partisan, by a participant
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And finally, for a contemporary account, shamelessly partisan, by a participant
I probably disagree with Roy Foster about many things, but this is excellently written and captures Dublin before the rising captivatingly:
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I probably disagree with Roy Foster about many things, but this is excellently written and captures Dublin before the rising captivatingly:
JJ Lee's Modern Ireland 1912-1985 is the best overview of (most) of the 20th century
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
JJ Lee's Modern Ireland 1912-1985 is the best overview of (most) of the 20th century
A terrible beauty care regime is born...
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A terrible beauty care regime is born...
Headline in the FT. Reform have won already. No need for an election.
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Headline in the FT. Reform have won already. No need for an election.
Dead-eyed monster then
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Dead-eyed monster then
Haunted by the expression of this man:
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Haunted by the expression of this man:
Reeves and Mortified
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Reeves and Mortified
Oddest venue ever. Beats that opticians in Dawson St that Skinny Wolves used to use: Gwenifer Raymond in Natural Endings funeral home in Todmorden
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Oddest venue ever. Beats that opticians in Dawson St that Skinny Wolves used to use: Gwenifer Raymond in Natural Endings funeral home in Todmorden
Fantastic record this - bought ages ago, maybe played once. Until now....
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fantastic record this - bought ages ago, maybe played once. Until now....
Post yourself from a different era. Leftie on he laft.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Post yourself from a different era. Leftie on he laft.
Upside down tele and ill-advised goatee - Star Heavens Band at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, 1986.
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Upside down tele and ill-advised goatee - Star Heavens Band at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, 1986.
Long walk along the Meanwood Valley Trail this morning. Gloriously autumnal and very warm for November
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Long walk along the Meanwood Valley Trail this morning. Gloriously autumnal and very warm for November
I suspect for an earlier generation of Dublin writers, this was not an unalloyed blessing.
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I suspect for an earlier generation of Dublin writers, this was not an unalloyed blessing.
It's grim up north
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It's grim up north
Band on the Wall for Marc Robot. A club I've been aware of for best part of half a century, first time here
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Band on the Wall for Marc Robot. A club I've been aware of for best part of half a century, first time here