#inktober2018 efforts for #guarded and #spell #inktobertipperary
The whole point of #Inktober is to draw and share … which I have failed to do a) by not keeping up and b) by being not very good at…
Category: play
From Maynooth University Library: “Look Out! They’re Lurking About: Books That Go Bump In The Library”
With Halloween weeks away, here is an entertaining post from the blog of Maynooth University on some appropriately spooky books .
Clonmel Applefest Sept 28-30 2018
Clonmel Apple Fest is here. Clonmel Applefest is a brand new festival which aims to celebrate the unique ‘sense of place’ emanating from Clonmel’s special location and mix of industrial…
#Inktober is coming…
Last year I participated in #Inktober. This is a month-long drawing challenge devised by Jake Parker. Here is the description from the Inktober site: Q: What is Inktober? A: Inktober…
A wonderful place for a family day out – WWT Castle Espie, Co. Down
Between Comber and Newtownards in County Down lies WWT (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) reserve Castle Espie. This is a wonderful site, and I would say the most impressive family attraction…
Did Captain Molesworth Lose His Bet? … what happened
Following on from last week: “Captain Molesworth had a bright idea – he would play another round. He did this seventh round in 104 strokes and argued that he had…
Fidchell – “jouer avec un Goiedhel” – medieval board game from Westmeath recreated by Les 7 Cailloux, St Etienne
On a recent trip to France I came across the games of Les Sept Cailloux, a St Etienne based company who make beautiful and practical versions of Ancient Roman and…
“This is the avocado game”
(edit 17th May – welcome to my page, those who have wandered here to read about the avocado game go right ahead…. and perhaps you may be interested in my …
Séamus Sweeney 