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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 · 11h

The correct answer is Paul Heaton.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 3d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · 21h

'craigavon, new city'
The premier of a new film using archive and interviews to tell the story of Craigavon.
Free admission. Tickets here.
Oct 21, 7.30 Craigavon Omniplex.

Premiere screening of 'craigavon, new city' film

Premiere screening of a new short film blending archive footage and contemporary interviews reflecting on the Craigavon New City project .

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 1d

Just to be clear, an English degree - learning to critically assess texts - is actually one of the most dangerous for people such as Badenoch.

An educated population, able to bring hundreds of years of context to statements in a dawning age of AI slop and attention-seeking dishonesty is also vital.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 1d

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 13d

UPDATE: I saw it happen! At the Birds Canada research station at the tip of Long Point I watched an expert ever-so-gently and carefully put one of these tiny tags on a monarch. Let me walk you through the steps (1/4)

Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 18d

So cool to visit the Motus workshop at Birds Canada headquarters. The Motus community is studying the movement of birds, bats and insects. This tiny radio telemetry device will fit on a Monarch butterfly 😲 #invertebrates #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...

Brown wood-sided building with a wi Dow and a door. Sign above the door says, “Motus Workshop and Research Laboratory”.

Tiny antenna with a rectangular box on the end. The whole thing is on an open hand and is about 5cm long.

Orange and black butterfly on purple flowers.

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

😂

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

All the more reason for her to win.
I'm very cynical about these things...

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

So about the same time maybe. This would have been 1981.

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

Ha ha! You must have been too young.

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

Lesley is a dark horse though. Good call!

We both said Jasmine but maybe that's too obvious.

Not to be cynical but she does have that "celebrity cookbook" feel to her.

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Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 1d

Robert Jenrick and his wiggy puppet

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Chris Ponting @chrisponting.bsky.social · 1d

Gala Pie making on #gbbo, so what more excuse do you need to see Fred Dinenage explain how to make a 3ft long egg. (With thanks to @cheeseford.bsky.social for putting on the Youtube) #BakeOff

m.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Ng...

How - Fred Dinenage's 3ft long egg

YouTube video by Louis Barfe

m.youtube.com

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Alan Trewartha @jauntyalan.bsky.social · 1d

Shari Lewis with Lamb Chop, the woollen puppet of yore

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Andrew Fitzpatrick @amonsterd.bsky.social · 1d

Stolen from Facebook #landbastard #landlord

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William Ham Bevan @hambevan.bsky.social · 1d

The headmaster was engaged in a long-standing affair with the head of French (true), and their love nest was the flat above a local cake shop called Le Crumpet Maison (dubious).

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 1d

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

A photo of assembled paparazzi waiting to snap your shame for the scandal sheets.

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Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 3d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1d

The rest of us shouldn't have to deal with the consequences of the Farage-ing of an unsuccessful political candidate who gets clicks... especially just because journalists would rather tell this story than explain the triple lock.

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

The time someone wrote "Sr Yvonne's not a virgin" in the loos and we all had to sit at bare desks and do no work for 2 days until someone owned up.
No-one did cos it was Newry and we don't tout.

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 1d

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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

Oh really?

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Tom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 1d

The details in this story are magnificent.
www.thetimes.com/article/3dc7...

Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 lovers exposed by cleaning lady

Ciro Quispe López has handed in his notice to Pope Leo after an investigation by the Vatican over claims he had a string of lovers including a nun

www.thetimes.com

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

That's it. I used to think that was the cleverest thing ever!!!

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

She's lovely isn't she?

Oooh. Who is it?...

My son and I made predictions tonight and went for the same person.

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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

Ha ha! I think we went in there one night!
Was the driving school whose logo was a cartoon Ireland driving with a gear stick near there?

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

Absolutely revelling in it.