Darach Ó Séaghdha
@darach.bsky.social
That @theirishfor guy. Author of Motherfoclóir & Craic Baby. He/Him.
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My mother was asking me this evening if I knew the origin of the term 'a pet day'. Her mother used it to describe a day of good weather in the middle of a lot of bad weather. Can anyone out there shed any light on this? It might be from Irish (my granny was of Tyrone stock) #speirgorm
February 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
My mother was asking me this evening if I knew the origin of the term 'a pet day'. Her mother used it to describe a day of good weather in the middle of a lot of bad weather. Can anyone out there shed any light on this? It might be from Irish (my granny was of Tyrone stock) #speirgorm
The Bad Boys movies have a protagonist called Michael Lowry, the Adjustments Bureau has a David Norris and the Night Agent's protagonist is called Peter Sutherland. And now, this:
One for @darach.bsky.social 's films with characters named after Irish politicians coincidentally letterboxd.com/film/woman-o...
Woman of Desire (1994)
A yacht captain, Jack Lynch, is accused of murdering his boss and raping the victim's wife, Christina Ford. Nothing is how it first appears. Jack seeks the help of veteran attorney Walter J. Hill to h...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The Bad Boys movies have a protagonist called Michael Lowry, the Adjustments Bureau has a David Norris and the Night Agent's protagonist is called Peter Sutherland. And now, this:
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Yeah more scenes of the lads just sitting around naming players
February 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Yeah more scenes of the lads just sitting around naming players
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The one exception is ice hockey.
February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The one exception is ice hockey.
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One for @darach.bsky.social 's films with characters named after Irish politicians coincidentally letterboxd.com/film/woman-o...
Woman of Desire (1994)
A yacht captain, Jack Lynch, is accused of murdering his boss and raping the victim's wife, Christina Ford. Nothing is how it first appears. Jack seeks the help of veteran attorney Walter J. Hill to h...
letterboxd.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
One for @darach.bsky.social 's films with characters named after Irish politicians coincidentally letterboxd.com/film/woman-o...
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It's a feature not a bug! Good for toilet and food breaks and to grab another brewski from the fridge 😏
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
It's a feature not a bug! Good for toilet and food breaks and to grab another brewski from the fridge 😏
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I think it was Select Magazine that said Billy Roll was a great way to upset Paul “Never Eat Anything With A Face” McCartney twice
So I'm obsessed with how the history of billy-roll is also a history of the evolution of the Irish food sector.
melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...
melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...
Uncasing the Mystery of the Cursed Viral ‘Meat Clown’
His name is Billy Roll, and European children love to pluck out his eyes and wear his face like Ed Gein
melmagazine.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I think it was Select Magazine that said Billy Roll was a great way to upset Paul “Never Eat Anything With A Face” McCartney twice
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But yeah I basically agree (signed: American football orphan from a family with a mother who could quote player statistics into her 80s)
February 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
But yeah I basically agree (signed: American football orphan from a family with a mother who could quote player statistics into her 80s)
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I watched a few minutes of a game once, and… I didn’t enjoy seeing 3:00s on the clock and then like 2:48s (what felt like) an hour later. Boston fans are INTENSE and I don’t get it.
But I would love to try curling. A sport where I am also cleaning a surface seems fulfilling 🤷🏻
But I would love to try curling. A sport where I am also cleaning a surface seems fulfilling 🤷🏻
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I watched a few minutes of a game once, and… I didn’t enjoy seeing 3:00s on the clock and then like 2:48s (what felt like) an hour later. Boston fans are INTENSE and I don’t get it.
But I would love to try curling. A sport where I am also cleaning a surface seems fulfilling 🤷🏻
But I would love to try curling. A sport where I am also cleaning a surface seems fulfilling 🤷🏻
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That’s one of the best things about baseball. Mind, weird detail here from the “Acallam na Senórach”. It seems that back in the day you’d bring along some boardgames to keep you entertained while the hurling was on.
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
That’s one of the best things about baseball. Mind, weird detail here from the “Acallam na Senórach”. It seems that back in the day you’d bring along some boardgames to keep you entertained while the hurling was on.
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Basically how they treat most streaming shows on Netflix etc. now too. Intentionally made to be watched while doing also something else.
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Basically how they treat most streaming shows on Netflix etc. now too. Intentionally made to be watched while doing also something else.
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this tracks. the only sport I can stand to watch blow-by-blow, every second of it—is pro-cycling. a sport where things are happening even when nothing appears to be happening. it's an international & un-american sport where cheating is not built in to the rules or the strategies for winning.
February 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
this tracks. the only sport I can stand to watch blow-by-blow, every second of it—is pro-cycling. a sport where things are happening even when nothing appears to be happening. it's an international & un-american sport where cheating is not built in to the rules or the strategies for winning.
Further to this: the way characters in Hollywood movies talk about sport is so unrealistic it annoys me. They give a monologue describing a load of stuff that led to a score (Good Will Hunting, Die Hard, Air Force One). Nobody does that in real life! They share opinions!
My brother lives in America and he says that they just don't watch sport the way Europeans do. It's very much a wallpaper experience there, anything exciting that happens gets repeated multiple times. You are invited not to pay full attention.
February 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Further to this: the way characters in Hollywood movies talk about sport is so unrealistic it annoys me. They give a monologue describing a load of stuff that led to a score (Good Will Hunting, Die Hard, Air Force One). Nobody does that in real life! They share opinions!
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I certainly don’t watch soccer (apologies) & American football in the same way (I much prefer soccer). Am football has lots of relaxation & conversation time built in. You can go make a sandwich between plays etc. I’d never attempt to grade papers with soccer on, for example
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I certainly don’t watch soccer (apologies) & American football in the same way (I much prefer soccer). Am football has lots of relaxation & conversation time built in. You can go make a sandwich between plays etc. I’d never attempt to grade papers with soccer on, for example
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You have not met my beloved, who hails from Boston, and who will be pacing, and watching, and narrating (because the announcers are such crap he turns them off) and yelling, and pacing, and anxiety-sweeping the main room.
But yes, football's the least interesting of them all.
Hockey is the best.
But yes, football's the least interesting of them all.
Hockey is the best.
February 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
You have not met my beloved, who hails from Boston, and who will be pacing, and watching, and narrating (because the announcers are such crap he turns them off) and yelling, and pacing, and anxiety-sweeping the main room.
But yes, football's the least interesting of them all.
Hockey is the best.
But yes, football's the least interesting of them all.
Hockey is the best.
I'm sure that watching a high school American football game live would be lots of fun. But I just cannot watch American Football on the telly. The stopping and starting would do your nut in!
February 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I'm sure that watching a high school American football game live would be lots of fun. But I just cannot watch American Football on the telly. The stopping and starting would do your nut in!
So I'm obsessed with how the history of billy-roll is also a history of the evolution of the Irish food sector.
melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...
melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...
Uncasing the Mystery of the Cursed Viral ‘Meat Clown’
His name is Billy Roll, and European children love to pluck out his eyes and wear his face like Ed Gein
melmagazine.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So I'm obsessed with how the history of billy-roll is also a history of the evolution of the Irish food sector.
melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...
melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...
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And endlossheißausgebrennt means no-one is surprised.
February 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
And endlossheißausgebrennt means no-one is surprised.
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The correct headline, of course, is "Cork man Morgan McSweeney resigns"
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The correct headline, of course, is "Cork man Morgan McSweeney resigns"
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we're all celebrating now but remember we've just released a new substacker and podcaster into the wild
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
we're all celebrating now but remember we've just released a new substacker and podcaster into the wild
Schadenfreude aside, making an advisor resign because of a leader's decision is grubby leadership.
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Schadenfreude aside, making an advisor resign because of a leader's decision is grubby leadership.
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Sweet schadenfreude.
February 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Sweet schadenfreude.
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What are the odds he'll be working for FG before the year is out?
NEW: PM’s Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney resigns
“After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
“After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
What are the odds he'll be working for FG before the year is out?
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Words fail me. ‘For what?’ and a smirk.
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Words fail me. ‘For what?’ and a smirk.