February, Cheesemount, Tipperary
Winter seems a long time ago in summer, summer seems a long time away in winter.
Month: May 2018
Cahir’s memorial to Crimean Bob, “a veteran troophorse”
This plaque is on display in the main square of Cahir, Co Tipperary: This article outlines the story of Crimean Bob and other Irish animals of the Crimean War. A…
First Conversation, “The Practice of the Presence of God”, Brother Lawrence
More on this book. The first time I saw Brother Lawrence was upon the third of August, in the year 1666. He told me God had done him a great…
Killamery High Cross
Some photos from Killamery, Co Kilkenny, of the well known high cross. Of the same family – the Ossory Group – as Ahenny High Crosses and Kilkieran, this features the distinctive tented…
May 10th 1943 – the Ballymanus Mining Disaster
I previously posted this poem on the Ballymanus Mine Disaster, which happened on this date in 1943. My great-uncle died in this disaster, one of the neglected tragedies of World…
The Immanent Self: Epigenetics, Modern Liberalism and Spinoza
Originally posted on The Nexus of Epigenetics:
by Shea Robison (@EpigeneticsGuy) (The following is a summary of a talk presented at the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy on January 11, 2016.…
From “Quest for God in the Work of Borges”, Annette U. Flynn
I recently started this book by UCD Lecturer Annette U Flynn. Her biography is worth noting and outlines a winding if not forking path into academia: I grew up…
Happy Hedgehog Awareness Week
Happy Hedgehog Awareness week! It is always astonishing to me just how much loss of biodiversity has happened not decades ago when we could plead a certain amount of ignorance…
Séamus Sweeney 