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Cycling. Public Historian. Northern Ireland (the border bit). Daughter of a Weaver. www.digitalfilmarchive.net A piece of archive film for every occasion. Also: https://bsky.app/profile/nornirongirl1981.bsky.social

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · Nov 16

Here's an article I wrote for the Irish Times a few years ago,
looking at what archives tell us about ourselves and the not-too-distant past.

Seeing the future through the past - News

Over 127 years of moving images from Northern Ireland, featuring amateur and professional films from 1897 to 2024, brought to you by Northern Ireland Screen.

digitalfilmarchive.net

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 1d

The wee nose.
Lilly is a wee rescue from Wexford. You never know!

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 1d

That's what I said! 😂😂😂

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JayShi @jamessh0000.bsky.social · 1d

I like rich teas but I've never had them as a main course

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 1d

😂😂😂

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 1d

Ah Neil, she's gorgeous.
Any relation to our Lilly?!

Lilly is a wee terrier X with big ears, a greying face and loads of love to share.

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 1d

They take hospitality very seriously in Fermanagh.

My hotel room where I had the choice of three beds.

"Would you like a wee biscuit with your coffee?"

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 1d

The Irish writer Lee Dunne, who died a couple of years ago, told me that he fought with his publishers for the right to have his books put out in paperback first, as he knew most of his readers couldn't afford hardbacks (he lost).

Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 1d

My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 3d

So far TODAY Israel has:

- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid

This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 5d

An acquaintance was showing me a funny video on his phone yesterday and I noticed that his WhatsApp had two interestingly-named groupchats:

The Lads
The Lads (No Declan)

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 4d

I know,Susan 😭

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matthew @pahuski.com · 5d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 4d

Trust me. Few drinks, you'll love it 😂

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 4d

It is marvellously shit. 😂

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 4d

It's very special...

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

A new low for them. They usually only repeat the morning stuff well into the afternoon 🙄

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

Newry cycling legend Brian Monaghan has passed away.

Here's a great interview with him from 1985.

Rewind

What will you find? Explore thousands of recent archive clips from around the UK.

discover.bbcrewind.co.uk

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j🎃nathan @jonocard.bsky.social · 5d

Who came up with work? Like, the concept of work. Some right cunt I expect. Anyway unrelated, it's my in office day today. On a Monday.

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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 5d

An episode of Tomorrow's World revealing how special effects sounds for Doctor Who are recorded.

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

It's so good. Need to double bill it with Michael Flatley's Blackbird 😂

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

Oh my god 100%.
Can I put this on the list alongside Shitts Creek and Someone Somewhere?

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

This is my go-to drunken guilty pleasure film. Can nearly quote it now. Marvellously shit.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 5d

Ladybird book endpapers design.
From the 2007 book published by Penguin called ‘Boys and Girls’

The endpapers design is made up of a series of different ladybird book covers laid out neatly in an 8 x 7 grid

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

So beautiful!

Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

Plenty of local photographers here that could help Leah out on this lovely project.

CMJohnston @cmjohnston.bsky.social · 5d

NI photographers help a young art student/ photographer (my daughter) doing a course in Tech if you can please and thank you ⬇️

Her contact: VisualsByLeah on Insta

Tried to tag more if you but tags are being weird

@brendanjharkin.bsky.social @astra-photography.bsky.social @beebsymca.bsky.social

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 5d

I know! 😭