James
@jhshelley.bsky.social
Leixlip, Ireland. Forever a Dub.
Not wealthy enough to be considered eccentric, just getting through life as best as one can.
Posts generally good things, and sometimes reactions to bad.
Images unless reposted or otherwise stated are all taken by myself.
Not wealthy enough to be considered eccentric, just getting through life as best as one can.
Posts generally good things, and sometimes reactions to bad.
Images unless reposted or otherwise stated are all taken by myself.
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James
@jhshelley.bsky.social
· Nov 9
#Speirgorm
So, learning Irish. Haven't started, this is not a show-off.
But, I pulled down a list of 41 (regular) verbs. Of which, 20, I would say confidently I know from school days, 10, kind of remember, the rest new to me
Surely, without getting bogged down, 20 (+10) is reasonable to start
??
So, learning Irish. Haven't started, this is not a show-off.
But, I pulled down a list of 41 (regular) verbs. Of which, 20, I would say confidently I know from school days, 10, kind of remember, the rest new to me
Surely, without getting bogged down, 20 (+10) is reasonable to start
??
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View from Lenan Beach in Urris, Inishowen, Donegal.
If you enjoyed this, don’t forget to like, share and follow!
#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
If you enjoyed this, don’t forget to like, share and follow!
#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
View from Lenan Beach in Urris, Inishowen, Donegal.
If you enjoyed this, don’t forget to like, share and follow!
#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
If you enjoyed this, don’t forget to like, share and follow!
#donegal #wildatlanticway #visitdonegal #govisitdonegal #ireland
@Speirghorm
Thought to share;
Outside Ilac centre today. 3 men, on wine, standing and watching while drinking
Woman walks past, red Phone falls from bag/pocket
Lads picked it up, set it aside.
3 min later, woman returns.
Phone handed safely back.
Goodness, no matter the circumstance ❤️
🇮🇪 is safe
Thought to share;
Outside Ilac centre today. 3 men, on wine, standing and watching while drinking
Woman walks past, red Phone falls from bag/pocket
Lads picked it up, set it aside.
3 min later, woman returns.
Phone handed safely back.
Goodness, no matter the circumstance ❤️
🇮🇪 is safe
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@Speirghorm
Thought to share;
Outside Ilac centre today. 3 men, on wine, standing and watching while drinking
Woman walks past, red Phone falls from bag/pocket
Lads picked it up, set it aside.
3 min later, woman returns.
Phone handed safely back.
Goodness, no matter the circumstance ❤️
🇮🇪 is safe
Thought to share;
Outside Ilac centre today. 3 men, on wine, standing and watching while drinking
Woman walks past, red Phone falls from bag/pocket
Lads picked it up, set it aside.
3 min later, woman returns.
Phone handed safely back.
Goodness, no matter the circumstance ❤️
🇮🇪 is safe
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December 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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"Look for me in the trees.
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"Look for me in the trees.
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
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Snámh
Bilingual Sea Journal
Dialann Snámha Dhátheangach
A great way to use Irish in your everyday life, even if it’s been a while. This sea journal is ideal for water folk who have grá for the Gaeilge & their time with the sea.
#speirgorm #gaeilge #swimming #surfing
www.araspress.ie/shop/p/snamh...
Bilingual Sea Journal
Dialann Snámha Dhátheangach
A great way to use Irish in your everyday life, even if it’s been a while. This sea journal is ideal for water folk who have grá for the Gaeilge & their time with the sea.
#speirgorm #gaeilge #swimming #surfing
www.araspress.ie/shop/p/snamh...
Snamh Swim Journal - Bilingual — Áras Press
Snámh Bilingual Sea Journal Snámh Bilingual Sea Journal / Dialann Snámha Dhátheangach 100% Bilingual with both English & Irish on every page: A great way to use Irish in your everyday life, eve...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Snámh
Bilingual Sea Journal
Dialann Snámha Dhátheangach
A great way to use Irish in your everyday life, even if it’s been a while. This sea journal is ideal for water folk who have grá for the Gaeilge & their time with the sea.
#speirgorm #gaeilge #swimming #surfing
www.araspress.ie/shop/p/snamh...
Bilingual Sea Journal
Dialann Snámha Dhátheangach
A great way to use Irish in your everyday life, even if it’s been a while. This sea journal is ideal for water folk who have grá for the Gaeilge & their time with the sea.
#speirgorm #gaeilge #swimming #surfing
www.araspress.ie/shop/p/snamh...
An interesting writing challenge? The 20th annual Short Story Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social on January 23rd! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ssc
I'm going to register and enter - Something worth trying, for the exercise and feedback alone.
#Speirgrom authors ? Interested ?
I'm going to register and enter - Something worth trying, for the exercise and feedback alone.
#Speirgrom authors ? Interested ?
The Short Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Short Story Challenge is an annual creative writing competition that challenges writers around the world to create short stories based on genre, subject, and character assignments in as little as ...
nycmidnight.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
An interesting writing challenge? The 20th annual Short Story Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social on January 23rd! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ssc
I'm going to register and enter - Something worth trying, for the exercise and feedback alone.
#Speirgrom authors ? Interested ?
I'm going to register and enter - Something worth trying, for the exercise and feedback alone.
#Speirgrom authors ? Interested ?
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December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Huge congratulations to our colleague and brilliant author Gráinne O'Brien, who has just won the Teen and Young Adult Book of the Year 2025 at the Irish Book Awards for her novel, Solo. We are so proud to see her hard work and wonderful writing awarded tonight. Comhghairdeas - well done Gráinne.🏆
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Huge congratulations to our colleague and brilliant author Gráinne O'Brien, who has just won the Teen and Young Adult Book of the Year 2025 at the Irish Book Awards for her novel, Solo. We are so proud to see her hard work and wonderful writing awarded tonight. Comhghairdeas - well done Gráinne.🏆
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On today's Dodder walk we discovered a seal in the river. #SpeirGorm
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
On today's Dodder walk we discovered a seal in the river. #SpeirGorm
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In the late 18th century, men were digging a drain at the edge of the lake of Loughnashade in the shadow of Emain Macha, Navan Fort, in County Armagh.
They made a truly spectacular discovery, four enormous sheet bronze horns or trumpets, dating to around 100 BC, along with human remains.
They made a truly spectacular discovery, four enormous sheet bronze horns or trumpets, dating to around 100 BC, along with human remains.
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In the late 18th century, men were digging a drain at the edge of the lake of Loughnashade in the shadow of Emain Macha, Navan Fort, in County Armagh.
They made a truly spectacular discovery, four enormous sheet bronze horns or trumpets, dating to around 100 BC, along with human remains.
They made a truly spectacular discovery, four enormous sheet bronze horns or trumpets, dating to around 100 BC, along with human remains.
So, double bill of Wicked parts 1&2 yesterday evening @lighthousecinema.bsky.social in Smithfield an absolute treat.
Loved the sound and theatre of it all - just brilliant
So that was Dad and daughter treat.
If someone let's me know if there's a marathon treat of;
Lord of the rings?
Or Star wars?
Loved the sound and theatre of it all - just brilliant
So that was Dad and daughter treat.
If someone let's me know if there's a marathon treat of;
Lord of the rings?
Or Star wars?
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So, double bill of Wicked parts 1&2 yesterday evening @lighthousecinema.bsky.social in Smithfield an absolute treat.
Loved the sound and theatre of it all - just brilliant
So that was Dad and daughter treat.
If someone let's me know if there's a marathon treat of;
Lord of the rings?
Or Star wars?
Loved the sound and theatre of it all - just brilliant
So that was Dad and daughter treat.
If someone let's me know if there's a marathon treat of;
Lord of the rings?
Or Star wars?
Sinead O'Connor - Troy (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SineadOConnorVEVO
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November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
#Speirgorm
So if the Pro-Cathederal is no longer.
Does that imply there'll soon be a continuity-Cathedral whilst people look back on the Old-Cathedral ?
Drama in church ⛪
So if the Pro-Cathederal is no longer.
Does that imply there'll soon be a continuity-Cathedral whilst people look back on the Old-Cathedral ?
Drama in church ⛪
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#Speirgorm
So if the Pro-Cathederal is no longer.
Does that imply there'll soon be a continuity-Cathedral whilst people look back on the Old-Cathedral ?
Drama in church ⛪
So if the Pro-Cathederal is no longer.
Does that imply there'll soon be a continuity-Cathedral whilst people look back on the Old-Cathedral ?
Drama in church ⛪
Rather proud of this one.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Reflections
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Reflections
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Rather proud of this one.
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Reflections
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Reflections
From an exhibition in the Irish museum of modern art (IMMA) in Kilmainham, Dublin.
No, my photo was not the exhibit, but a photo of an art installation piece.
I wish.
😢
#Speirgorm
No, my photo was not the exhibit, but a photo of an art installation piece.
I wish.
😢
#Speirgorm
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From an exhibition in the Irish museum of modern art (IMMA) in Kilmainham, Dublin.
No, my photo was not the exhibit, but a photo of an art installation piece.
I wish.
😢
#Speirgorm
No, my photo was not the exhibit, but a photo of an art installation piece.
I wish.
😢
#Speirgorm
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Letterkenny AC's Caitriona Jennings has broken the world record for thr 100 miles, taking 12 hours, 37 minutes and four seconds to complete the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile. www.irishtimes.com/sport/athlet... #run
Irish athlete Caitriona Jennings breaks 100-mile world record
The run of Jennings of 12:37:04 was almost four hours ahead of the next best woman
www.irishtimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Letterkenny AC's Caitriona Jennings has broken the world record for thr 100 miles, taking 12 hours, 37 minutes and four seconds to complete the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile. www.irishtimes.com/sport/athlet... #run
#Speirgorm
So, learning Irish. Haven't started, this is not a show-off.
But, I pulled down a list of 41 (regular) verbs. Of which, 20, I would say confidently I know from school days, 10, kind of remember, the rest new to me
Surely, without getting bogged down, 20 (+10) is reasonable to start
??
So, learning Irish. Haven't started, this is not a show-off.
But, I pulled down a list of 41 (regular) verbs. Of which, 20, I would say confidently I know from school days, 10, kind of remember, the rest new to me
Surely, without getting bogged down, 20 (+10) is reasonable to start
??
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
#Speirgorm
So, learning Irish. Haven't started, this is not a show-off.
But, I pulled down a list of 41 (regular) verbs. Of which, 20, I would say confidently I know from school days, 10, kind of remember, the rest new to me
Surely, without getting bogged down, 20 (+10) is reasonable to start
??
So, learning Irish. Haven't started, this is not a show-off.
But, I pulled down a list of 41 (regular) verbs. Of which, 20, I would say confidently I know from school days, 10, kind of remember, the rest new to me
Surely, without getting bogged down, 20 (+10) is reasonable to start
??
Autumn gold
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Autumn
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Autumn
October 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Chaos on the Royal canal, but if the canal gives you chaos, create
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Chaos on the Royal canal, but if the canal gives you chaos, create
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Blueskyphotography
#speirgorm #Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Black&White
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
Another brilliant thread to read through.
Thank You Sara
I love how the famous characters of the time, could and would interact without knowing any final outcome other than the production of the Arts itself (books in this case)
Dublin / Australia / Belfast
History in plain sight.
#Speirgorm
Thank You Sara
I love how the famous characters of the time, could and would interact without knowing any final outcome other than the production of the Arts itself (books in this case)
Dublin / Australia / Belfast
History in plain sight.
#Speirgorm
"With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?" Oscar Wilde
In 1925 a young Pamela Lyndon Travers, living in London, contacted the poet, George William Russell, a Lurgan man living in Dublin. Russell, known as Æ, was editor of the Irish Statesman… 1/
In 1925 a young Pamela Lyndon Travers, living in London, contacted the poet, George William Russell, a Lurgan man living in Dublin. Russell, known as Æ, was editor of the Irish Statesman… 1/
October 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Another brilliant thread to read through.
Thank You Sara
I love how the famous characters of the time, could and would interact without knowing any final outcome other than the production of the Arts itself (books in this case)
Dublin / Australia / Belfast
History in plain sight.
#Speirgorm
Thank You Sara
I love how the famous characters of the time, could and would interact without knowing any final outcome other than the production of the Arts itself (books in this case)
Dublin / Australia / Belfast
History in plain sight.
#Speirgorm
Off out early to vote #Aras2025
No spoilt vote
Choosing no transfers.
Turning up and voting is so much more important than sitting at home and letting others win by default.
I believe one candidate will represent us proudly, tri-lingually and expressive of National mood
#Speirgorm
#CCFP
No spoilt vote
Choosing no transfers.
Turning up and voting is so much more important than sitting at home and letting others win by default.
I believe one candidate will represent us proudly, tri-lingually and expressive of National mood
#Speirgorm
#CCFP
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Off out early to vote #Aras2025
No spoilt vote
Choosing no transfers.
Turning up and voting is so much more important than sitting at home and letting others win by default.
I believe one candidate will represent us proudly, tri-lingually and expressive of National mood
#Speirgorm
#CCFP
No spoilt vote
Choosing no transfers.
Turning up and voting is so much more important than sitting at home and letting others win by default.
I believe one candidate will represent us proudly, tri-lingually and expressive of National mood
#Speirgorm
#CCFP
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Please repost to support my challenge to run this years Dublin City Marathon. My personal challenge is to run Sub 4 hour - the bigger challenge is not to let people down in their time of need.
Previous races range from 5 hrs to not finishing
The battle goes on
Thx
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
Previous races range from 5 hrs to not finishing
The battle goes on
Thx
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
Fundraising page of James Shelley
I’m running the Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2025 — for something bigger than myself.
Having lost Family and friends to Cancer - and with Friends and Colleagues currently fighting - this year is specia...
eventmaster.ie
September 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Please repost to support my challenge to run this years Dublin City Marathon. My personal challenge is to run Sub 4 hour - the bigger challenge is not to let people down in their time of need.
Previous races range from 5 hrs to not finishing
The battle goes on
Thx
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
Previous races range from 5 hrs to not finishing
The battle goes on
Thx
eventmaster.ie/fundraising/...
Cormorant on the Royal canal at Confey Station, Leixlip, Co Kildare
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
October 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Cormorant on the Royal canal at Confey Station, Leixlip, Co Kildare
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed
#Speirgorm
#Blueskyphotography
#Ireland
#Art
#photography
#urban
#Landscape
#Nature
#Snapseed