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Marion McGarry@marionmcgarry.bsky.social |
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Writes about Irish heritage, folklore, material culture, design. Author: Irish Customs and Rituals. Lecturer in Design & Heritage Studies at ATU (Atlantic Technological University).
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Marion McGarry
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Visited the National Gallery of Ireland earlier this year… looking back now it’s especially lovely to see my book on Irish folklore outsold the competition 👀☺️
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The Grand Drawing In
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Today is 2024-07-08, the sun sets at 20:51:15 (21:51:15 with DST!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 4 hours, 45 mins and 32 secs. #GrandStretch #SummerSthretch
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Marion McGarry
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May be of interest @bgormley.bsky.social
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Marion McGarry
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Hah Tories waking up tomorrow morning
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Marion McGarry
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Mine too 😭 thanks for reading 🙏
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Marion McGarry
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Do have a read of my new piece on how a domestic ‘circular economy’ was achieved as recently as our Irish grandparents generation, and three examples showing how they did: furniture, fashion and food waste 👇
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Marion McGarry
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So much to like. The state of those rich people 😂
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Marion McGarry
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Love Dalky this time of yr 🥰
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Marion McGarry
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Answer is legislation. Nobody ‘willing’ the plastic bag levy or smoking ban into existence but both happened. Government needs to take the bull by the horns
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Brian Gormley D7
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Reading this article I’m reminded of the title of the 1980s Dead Kennedys’ album. “Give me convenience or give me death”.
Change is needed at systemic level!
Most Irish people unwilling to pay higher price for more sustainable products, research finds
www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
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Marion McGarry
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Future archaeologists are going to be baffled when they encounter one of these
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The Grand Drawing In
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Today is 2024-06-30, the sun sets at 20:55:50 (21:55:50 with DST!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 4 hours, 50 mins and 07 secs. #GrandStretch #SummerSthretch
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Marion McGarry
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This little stack of stones has been in place for over 5,000 years. Placed underneath the 10 tonne capstone at Listoghil to ensure the sunrise illuminates the chamber at Samhain. Awe inspiring human ingenuity & teamwork (Carrowmore, Sligo).
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Marion McGarry
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Great to see such interest in old Irish rituals, which I hope will lead to appropriate renewal of some 👇
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Marion McGarry
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True, though 😂
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Marion McGarry
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Happy summer solstice all x
Look at that view of Queen Maeve’s grave from Carrowmore Neolithic cemetery this evening in #Sligo
In between rain showers of course
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Marion McGarry
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Is it that time of the year already??
Read more about Irish St John’s Eve traditions in this piece I published on RTE Brainstorm, with talk of a ancient sun worship, pre Christian rituals, purging fires and cleansing luck rituals
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Marion McGarry
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Myself and Atlantic Technological University colleague Séan Garvey talk trees, furniture design, heritage & sustainability on the latest episode of the ATU podcast. We also spoke about other great projects & initiatives at ATU Connemara 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/69Uz...
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Marion McGarry
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LinkedIn offering to rewrite my posts using AI… eh no thanks 😂
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Marion McGarry
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Shamelessly plundered from Twitter x 😂
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Dublin Inquirer
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Brushing Up: The story behind a sculpture of a woman awakening in Sandymount. When the sculptor asked Sorcha Duggan to pose for the work, she went home and told her boyfriend, who said “No you’re not” – cementing her resolve to do it, she says. dublininquirer.com/2...
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Marion McGarry
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Now what county might this be…🤔
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James Kelleher
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I’m already prepping for the 10th anniversary of *that* cover
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Marion McGarry
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Absolutely hate looking at it… but still can’t not look 🙈
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Marion McGarry
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Good evening Madame, we assume you brought snacks
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Marion McGarry
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That looks amazing 🤩
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Stephen Hopkins
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"Dear Editor, I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."
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Marion McGarry
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At home watching Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation on YouTube. No, really 🤓
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James Kelleher
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‘Good Morning New York’ by Carl Hickey Oil on Canvas
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Marion McGarry
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Makes no sense. Green instead of red for him, surely?
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Marion McGarry
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Favourite pics from the Northern Lights last night; a stunning backdrop for a favourite hawthorn & church. We went up a local hill to take in the sight, many of our neighbours had assembled too. Lovely for everyone to spontaneously get out & admire the sublimity of nature! #auroraborealis
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Marion McGarry
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It’s that time of year again… #hawthorn
Have a read👇
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Steven Santos
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Most likely to have his pistol misfire in a duel, Lord Bullingdon-style.
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The Grand Drawing In
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Today is 2024-05-07, the sun sets at 20:05:27 (21:05:27 with DST!) and the grand auld stretch tonight was 3 hours, 59 mins and 44 secs. #GrandStretch #SpringTimeStretch
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Marion McGarry
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Old Irish May traditions
#bealtaine #mayday
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Marion McGarry
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NEW: Read about old Irish fertility rituals to counteract preternatural forces connected to pregnancy, birth and beyond, from pre Christian times to living memory.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Marion McGarry
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Wrote this piece about the diary Michael Collins kept while in prison in Sligo
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden
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HAS SHE HAD A FIGHT WITH HER HANDBAG
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨
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Rough little painting of a St. Brendan quote. Hoping to try something a bit more finished with the idea eventually.
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James Kelleher
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Pretty sure they didn't have buses 202 million years ago so I don't know how they can stand behind this outrageous claim
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Marion McGarry
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😂
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Jamie Hannigan
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“… RTÉ's current commissioning brief specifies what not to pitch. It’s a list that includes supernatural stories (“no ghosts, vampires or mummies”), science fiction, biopics, story-of-the-week hospital or Garda station-based shows and, yes, period drama…”
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Marion McGarry
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We need a ten part series about banshees if you ask me 🥲
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Some lovely illustrations of Belfast from a 1950 book, Ulster & the city of Belfast.
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Marion McGarry
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On my work commute.
On days like this, it’s difficult not to stop and take a photograph… it must be the most picturesque view from any Irish graveyard.
Leenane overlooking Killary Fjord #Galway
And because it’s #Connemara it always calls to mind Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s ‘Cré na Cille’.
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Marion McGarry
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The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said; The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. … Last year is dead, they seem to say, Begin afresh, afresh, afresh. Philip Larkin, ‘The Trees’. Perfect poem for this time of year 🌳
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Marion McGarry
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If you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life, “for there is in London all that life can afford” - Samuel Johnson (1709– 1784) #highstreetken ♥️
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Marion McGarry
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Happy Easter! “Most read’ on RTE Brainstorm this morning! Appropriate as the piece was resurrected from last year 😀 Great to see such interest in our folk traditions…
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Marion McGarry
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Yay! Have a great Easter Susan!
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Marion McGarry
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Fancy rolling an egg or whipping a herring this weekend?
Find out more about the origins of traditional Irish Easter customs you may never have heard of in my piece for RTE Brainstorm
#Easter #IrishTraditions #Ireland #Fasting
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Image - Crawford Gallery, Cork
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