Tom
@bighappyhead.bsky.social
Rural Intelligencer.. another happy day.
A Series of Un-porcine-ite Events.
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A Series of Un-porcine-ite Events.
Above, a cerulean floor is found
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Above, a cerulean floor is found
Away where you might tread the sun
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Away where you might tread the sun
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari... Dealer used West Cork ‘honesty box’ system for drugs —The detective said the accused told them he had “40 locations right across West Cork”.
Dealer used West Cork ‘honesty box’ system for drugs
“The person would take the cannabis and leave the cash. There was no interaction: It was click and go.”
www.echolive.ie
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari... Dealer used West Cork ‘honesty box’ system for drugs —The detective said the accused told them he had “40 locations right across West Cork”.
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. “
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. “
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
a field for revelation.
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
a field for revelation.
"The Inner Light"
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"The Inner Light"
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
Friends Burial Ground Ballitore Co.Kildare
but it tastes like a very poor attempt at bbq to me.
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
but it tastes like a very poor attempt at bbq to me.
Imagine Mozart adding strings in the background- Rock Me Amadeus
"The Who Playing Las Vegas in 1999. The First true return of The Who in Raw Form since 1982!"
youtu.be/LoUwHKlezFY?...
"The Who Playing Las Vegas in 1999. The First true return of The Who in Raw Form since 1982!"
youtu.be/LoUwHKlezFY?...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Imagine Mozart adding strings in the background- Rock Me Amadeus
"The Who Playing Las Vegas in 1999. The First true return of The Who in Raw Form since 1982!"
youtu.be/LoUwHKlezFY?...
"The Who Playing Las Vegas in 1999. The First true return of The Who in Raw Form since 1982!"
youtu.be/LoUwHKlezFY?...
"A Bishop & an Architect walk into a bar....."
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"A Bishop & an Architect walk into a bar....."
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
Begun in 1843 by architect William Deane Butler. A jealous rival claimed his professional success was 'principally owing to his convivial and conversational powers, and his admirable manner of telling slang stories, and singing funny songs'.
"Who would true Valour see
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Who would true Valour see
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
Let him come hither;
One here will Constant be,
Come Wind, come Weather.
There's no Discouragement,
Shall make him once Relent,
His first avow'd Intent,
To be a Pilgrim."
The Pilgrim John Bunyan
Mass Path, Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary.
Nice find today Victorian ink pouring bottle used to refill the small china inkwells that fitted neatly into the holes in the school desks. You can still see the ink stain inside.
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nice find today Victorian ink pouring bottle used to refill the small china inkwells that fitted neatly into the holes in the school desks. You can still see the ink stain inside.
18th century William Colles Kilkenny bored waterpipe. Prior to this many pipes were (yes) wooden . A scheme to bring water to Dublin using marble piping was sabotaged by a mob of local pump-makers and mechanics, who saw the new technology as a threat and destroyed the pipes upon their arrival.
October 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
18th century William Colles Kilkenny bored waterpipe. Prior to this many pipes were (yes) wooden . A scheme to bring water to Dublin using marble piping was sabotaged by a mob of local pump-makers and mechanics, who saw the new technology as a threat and destroyed the pipes upon their arrival.
Lathe & plaster ceiling 1811. Last lived in in 1892.
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Lathe & plaster ceiling 1811. Last lived in in 1892.
Well worth the read —nails it
I’ve a piece in the Financial Times magazine about the stuff I’ve learned from singing sessions www.ft.com/content/3954...
What I learnt from Irish folk singing sessions
Fame means nothing; sing for the room you’re in; slow down and listen. Patrick Freyne’s lyrical lessons for life
www.ft.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Well worth the read —nails it
Panic over Mr D’Arcy confirms we are mouse free after a quick sweep of the back of the kitchen units
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Panic over Mr D’Arcy confirms we are mouse free after a quick sweep of the back of the kitchen units
Stile, Galmoy/Laois Border.
October 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Stile, Galmoy/Laois Border.
William Street, Kilkenny.
October 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
William Street, Kilkenny.
In Birr stands a portico fair,
With columns beyond all compare.
With columns beyond all compare.
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In Birr stands a portico fair,
With columns beyond all compare.
With columns beyond all compare.
Crisp chips await, a humble start,
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Crisp chips await, a humble start,
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
Till salt steps in with seasoned art.
Birr, Co. Offaly.
Boer War Memorial, Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Bronze bas-relief of a standing, hooded angel holding a palm frond.
October 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Boer War Memorial, Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Bronze bas-relief of a standing, hooded angel holding a palm frond.
“Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled,
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled,
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
And still where many a garden-flower grows wild,
There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose,
The village preacher’s modest mansion rose.”
Rhapsody in Blue- I'm very proud of my hedge. Sloes are the fruit of the blackthorn tree, native to Ireland and found in hedgerows and wild areas. The berries are traditionally harvested in late autumn, after the first frost, for use in making sloe gin, jellies, jams, and wines.
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Rhapsody in Blue- I'm very proud of my hedge. Sloes are the fruit of the blackthorn tree, native to Ireland and found in hedgerows and wild areas. The berries are traditionally harvested in late autumn, after the first frost, for use in making sloe gin, jellies, jams, and wines.