Kate Manning (was wexfordkate)
@kate-manning.bsky.social
Principal Archivist, UCD Archives
Besides my job, my life revolves around music, film, theatre, food, wine, art, books, friends and family.
Besides my job, my life revolves around music, film, theatre, food, wine, art, books, friends and family.
The view from my sister's front balcony in Brisbane at 9.30am, Monday, 1 December. 26°C!
November 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The view from my sister's front balcony in Brisbane at 9.30am, Monday, 1 December. 26°C!
A fascinating detail in the transition of institutions in the Irish Free State was pointed out to me at an event in the Supreme Court conference room in 2019: the transition from Lord Chief Justice to Príomh-Bhreitheamh. (The photo has popped up in my FB memories.)
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A fascinating detail in the transition of institutions in the Irish Free State was pointed out to me at an event in the Supreme Court conference room in 2019: the transition from Lord Chief Justice to Príomh-Bhreitheamh. (The photo has popped up in my FB memories.)
I benefitted from an earlier offer. I might have waited if I had known about the bad cess to your enemies deal...
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I benefitted from an earlier offer. I might have waited if I had known about the bad cess to your enemies deal...
Last Bus Éireann journey for 2025. Next weekend's trip will be with Emirates: Dublin ➡️ Dubai ➡️ Brisbane.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Last Bus Éireann journey for 2025. Next weekend's trip will be with Emirates: Dublin ➡️ Dubai ➡️ Brisbane.
A delight. Sorry I missed it in the cinema. Beautifully composed, lyrical, and epic. Joel Edgerton will break your heart gently.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A delight. Sorry I missed it in the cinema. Beautifully composed, lyrical, and epic. Joel Edgerton will break your heart gently.
A friend told me this evening about her contributions to restore a C19th chapel in France. You make a donation to adopt a star on the ceiling and dedicate it to someone. So I have adopted a star and dedicated it in memory of Mary, my sister, a star who shone brightly for too brief a time.
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A friend told me this evening about her contributions to restore a C19th chapel in France. You make a donation to adopt a star on the ceiling and dedicate it to someone. So I have adopted a star and dedicated it in memory of Mary, my sister, a star who shone brightly for too brief a time.
My nephew and I have been making tiny hats to create an Advent calendar. A chocolate under each hat. We've made 15 so far!!
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My nephew and I have been making tiny hats to create an Advent calendar. A chocolate under each hat. We've made 15 so far!!
A very high river Slaney...
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A very high river Slaney...
1922, the Record Treasury within the Four Courts was destroyed at the start of the Irish civil war. This photograph shows Herbert Wood, Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland, in the explosion's aftermath. Email me at archives @ ucd dot ie if this is of interest.
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
1922, the Record Treasury within the Four Courts was destroyed at the start of the Irish civil war. This photograph shows Herbert Wood, Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland, in the explosion's aftermath. Email me at archives @ ucd dot ie if this is of interest.
Awadhi biryani (Indian) and Shirazi salad (Persian). The biryani was new to me. Unlike other biryanis that I've made, the rice is cooked separately with various processes, then brought together in layers with the cooked marinaded lamb (beef here, no lamb in the supermarket). Delicious!
October 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Awadhi biryani (Indian) and Shirazi salad (Persian). The biryani was new to me. Unlike other biryanis that I've made, the rice is cooked separately with various processes, then brought together in layers with the cooked marinaded lamb (beef here, no lamb in the supermarket). Delicious!
So looking forward to this...
October 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So looking forward to this...
Palestinian keffiyeh made in the Hirbawi keffiyeh factory in Hebron. Bought from the IPSC online shop (www.ipsc.ie/ipsc-store).
October 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Palestinian keffiyeh made in the Hirbawi keffiyeh factory in Hebron. Bought from the IPSC online shop (www.ipsc.ie/ipsc-store).
From friends who are on Valentia Island today.
October 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
From friends who are on Valentia Island today.
We made the recipes for Gazan Salad (tomatos, cucumber, dill with a dressing of green chilli, garlic, olive oil, lemon rind and juice, crushed to a paste) and Mujaddara (long grain rice, brown lentils, ground cumin, ground allspice, mixed with caramelised onions and served with fresh parsley). 😋
September 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We made the recipes for Gazan Salad (tomatos, cucumber, dill with a dressing of green chilli, garlic, olive oil, lemon rind and juice, crushed to a paste) and Mujaddara (long grain rice, brown lentils, ground cumin, ground allspice, mixed with caramelised onions and served with fresh parsley). 😋
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (London: Isaac Iaggard and Ed Blount, 1623), commonly known as the First Folio, which I saw today in Manchester's John Rylands Library. *swoon*
September 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (London: Isaac Iaggard and Ed Blount, 1623), commonly known as the First Folio, which I saw today in Manchester's John Rylands Library. *swoon*
I am visiting a friend in Manchester. For her new home, I brought a St Brigid's cross made out of pressed peat (can't get more Irish than that!). She had a gift for me too, having recently been in Cork and the lovely Izz Café: this gorgeous cookbook full of delicious Palestinian recipes.
September 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I am visiting a friend in Manchester. For her new home, I brought a St Brigid's cross made out of pressed peat (can't get more Irish than that!). She had a gift for me too, having recently been in Cork and the lovely Izz Café: this gorgeous cookbook full of delicious Palestinian recipes.
Listening to it is amazing. I really enjoyed Barry McGovern's reading on Naxos.
September 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Listening to it is amazing. I really enjoyed Barry McGovern's reading on Naxos.
Sunny Sunday departure.
September 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sunny Sunday departure.
Finally got to Wexford to collect @ciaraioch.bsky.social 's gorgeous prints, beautifully packaged. Will soon be wrapped to come with me as Christmas presents for my sister in Australia (who is not on Bluesky...). 🎁🎄
September 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Finally got to Wexford to collect @ciaraioch.bsky.social 's gorgeous prints, beautifully packaged. Will soon be wrapped to come with me as Christmas presents for my sister in Australia (who is not on Bluesky...). 🎁🎄
Great job for someone who is interested in working in music administration!
Performance, Publicity and Marketing Coordinator, UCD School of Music, 5 year post.
www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...
Performance, Publicity and Marketing Coordinator, UCD School of Music, 5 year post.
www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...
September 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Great job for someone who is interested in working in music administration!
Performance, Publicity and Marketing Coordinator, UCD School of Music, 5 year post.
www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...
Performance, Publicity and Marketing Coordinator, UCD School of Music, 5 year post.
www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...
Sunny Dublin.
September 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Sunny Dublin.
Mushroom tree.
August 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Mushroom tree.