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Tara O'Donovan
@taraodonovan.bsky.social
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ADHD who loves a good hyper-focus.

ANA, Tidy Towns, Clean Coasts, Cobh history and throw some Lego in the mix.

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We could do with something to clear the fog...the @hollandamericaline.bsky.social is looking like a ghost ship as it leaves the @portofcork.bsky.social.
Very foggy view with a barely discernable outline of the Holland America Line cruise ship leaving Cobh. The foreground shows the road and white sea wall but very little is visible above the sea wall because of the fog.
June 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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They've been very obliging any time Jim Wilson does a bird walk and will obligingly pose for a photo when Jim sets up the lens. I snapped this a few years ago by sticking my phone to the lens which was, apparently, a major faux pas because look at the judgemental face it gave me!
June 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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I want to get up off my seat but doing so would wake the dog and it would be cruel to wake her when she's this peaceful looking!
After 24 hours entertaining my nephews, she has earned her rest!
Black and tan terrier asleep on a brown leather couch. The dog is lying on her side with all four legs and tail tucked in front. Her forelegs are crossed with one paw over the other elbow.
February 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I was trying to snap a photo of a shag (not cormorant, I think?) sitting on this camber in Cork Harbour but it suddenly rose and was swallowed by a wave crashing over the top.

It popped up again a short distance away, looking around in a, "I think I got away with that" look.

Wild waves all day.
Black seabird with wings outstretched in the centre of the photo. The bird (possibly a shag), is looking out to a choppy sea as huge waves are about to crash over the stone cambered wall it's standing on.
January 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Absolutely gutted for the girls. A few lessons to learn but they'll go on with their heads held high.

This team still have journeys to take. We'll march on.

#IreVsWal

#COYGIG
Large screen with Ireland vs Wales match being played. The clock shows 90 minutes played with 8 minutes additional time. Score: IRL 1-2 WAL (2-3)
December 3, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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16 bags of rubbish gathered over a few hours today. This represents decades of rubbish discarded locally and washed ashore at The Bench.

Watch this space for exciting changes to come!
The word, "COBH" spelt out in blue plastic sticks found on the shore A pile of plastic bottles on a rocky strand 16 bags of rubbish collected from a beach clean. The majority of the bags are blue with the Clean Coasts logo on them. The rest are green An Taisce bags. The background shows the strand at Connolly St leading to the pilot camber Bagged rubbish along a strand
December 1, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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I've taken up #BeachCombing... am I doing it right??

@Cleancoasts

#2MinuteBeachClean
Red plastic comb covered in mud and silt, lying on a rocky strand.
December 1, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Litter-picking around East Beach, #Cobh this morning turned up three of these little "mermaid purses" otherwise known as spotted catshark egg cases.

Love finding these little treasures from the sea!
Three egg cases from small spotted catsharks. The egg cases, also known as, "mermaid purses" are held in an outstretched hand. They are three different shades of brown from light tan to dark brown.
November 30, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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Stealing ideas from other schools is an integral part of the voting process. I'm loving the #GrowthMindset posters and also the #BiodiversityInSchools display of local birds in St. Mary's N.S. #Cobh

#GeneralElection2024

#VoteLeftTransferLeft
November 29, 2024 at 4:19 PM