Vic O’Sullivan (The Guardian) writes a lyrical piece on Joyce Country and Western Lakes Unesco Geopark that runs from the L. Corrib / Mask lowlands to Killary Fjord @wildatlanticway.bsky.social. It describes several features of this, up to now, largely hidden landscape on the Galway/Mayo border

Bird's Eye Speedwell, just a beautiful little Irish wildflower 💙 Find out more about it here through the eyes of John Feehan: youtu.be/CDI6xIoE7KY?... @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

We also describe for the 1st time the secondary phloem of Hermanophyton and we (re) discuss its habit (large liana vs. monocaulous tree) & possible affinities. We... do not actually answer any of the questions - but you were warned in the paper's title! Happy #FossilFriday 😬🌿⛏️ 3/3

#NewBlog '"I am of Ireland": Mother Ireland between history and myth.' In this month's blog, Terry Clavin explores the impact of a fourteenth-century manuscript on how Ireland was symbolised in twentieth-century poetry and politics. www.dib.ie/blog/i-am-ir... #DIBLives

#Iceland odyssey comes to an end but the wonderful memories of the past several days live on. 'Sun Voyager' on the northern shore of Reykjavik encapsulates the spirit of the country & its peoples

#Reykjavik has a lot to offer by way of #museums. Aptly named 871±2 Museum should not be missed esp if interested in the early settlement of Iceland (late 9th century onwards) by the Viking world of the time, which very much includes #Ireland as stressed throughout the #museum

Wed 27 May #IGA field trip ended. 'free' day familiarising myself with old Reykjavik incl Parliament Square with its statue to founding father of modern #Iceland, modern foreign ministery building & #bookshop Bókavarðan 2 min walk from where I stay

Day 7 #IGA #Iceland #geology fieldtrip. Long trek from Höfn to Reykjavik 470 km in 7 h. Several stops incl. Breiðarmerkurjökull. The large glacier actively calving into blue lagoon that drains through an outwash plain (it breaches an impressive terminal moraine). The trip ends but Iceland lives on!

Day 6 #IGA #Iceland #geology fieldtrip. Continued east on southern ring road that runs on flat outwash plains between the high ice-capped mountains [Skaftafell Nat Pk /Vatnajökull] & the Atlantic. Spectacular glacial features. A deluge in am; welcome sunshine in pm! Photos from Höfn looking W c. 8pm

Day 5 1/4 #IGA #Iceland #geology fieldtrip. The best laid plans of men & mice .... Stormy weather intervened so we had a 'down' day (it is Whit Sunday after all). Got in close to Skógafoss, a 60m high & 25m wide waterfall that spills over what was once an ocean cliff face.

The Hurlers one similarly scorching day last summer #StandingStoneSunday

Day 4 1/3 #IGA #Iceland #geology fieldtrip. Explored the dramatic landscape between Mýrdalsjökull ice cap & coastal plain. Typical Icelandic weather but we were not deterred! Sólheimajökull a glacier tongue of the large glacier. The glacier front & landforms on its retreating path most impressive

Day 3 #IGA #Iceland #geology fieldtrip with focus on geysers & waterfalls. Geysir, the locus classicus, didn't fail to impress. The geothermal activity driven by residual heat from volcanic intrusions in the roots of an extinct volcano, we're told. Sun replaced by Connemara-like ppt 😉

Day 2 #IGA #Iceland #geology fieldtrip. Headed E of Reykjavik to zone of hot-spot activity & Hellisheiði geothermal power plant. Mightly impressed. On to Kerið crater with 360 deg views. Impressive pillow lavas & current deposits at Laugarvatnshellir. Thingvellir National Park Visitor Centre c 2/2

At beginning of my second day in #Iceland. The summer sun does not go to bed here ....

Today 1. time in #Iceland; so far it has certainly lived up to its billing. Photos from Reykjanes, SW tip of Iceland. Excellent company, guidance & weather #IGA Irish Geol Ass @belfastgeolsoc.bsky.social @galway-geol-ass.bsky.social @geolsurvie.bsky.social

Tá an tAire Dara Calleary i ndiaidh leagan digiteach a sheoladh de An Gaodhal, atá ar cheann de na nuachtáin Ghaeilge is tábhachtaí ó dheireadh na naoú haoise déag. Tá cnuasach iomlán An Gaodhal (1881-1898) anois digitithe. https://loom.ly/DBq7bOw

Beautiful illustrations

Summer has reached #GalwayBay, western Ireland & @wildatlanticway.bsky.social. Photos from a few hours ago at An Spidéal (Spiddal), Connemara; almost high summer!

Great hill-walking countryside #JoyceCountry and #WesternLakes #Geopark. Lovely to see it getting #UNESCO Global Geopark recognition. Comhghairdeachas!

Excited to share that my work was selected for print in a special edition of @docu.magazine 2026 20 images - Inishturk Island Thanks to @tuomas_koskialho and all the team for the collaboration and trust 🙏🏻 To purchase a limited edition signed copy, please DM me or email [email protected]

News - Milk Beverage Residues Detected on Neolithic Pottery in Poland - Archaeology Magazine archaeology.org/news/2026/04...

Largely hidden #EastClare has much to offer. Mares being exercised on an elevated road (bog on either side cut away); nearby boithrín with furse & willow crosses the bog; sheep on green pasture; ancient 'Brian Boru' oak tree nr #Tuamgraney, living testimony to the ancient character of the landscape

#Cáisc shona daoibh uile! Happy #Easter! Sunset last evening in the Kilkishen drumlin countryside, east Co #Clare; #StormDave had passed leaving +/- no havoc in its wake

Yet another paper on the Burren, a favourite of mine in all seasons. Congratulations to all involved.

The Isle of Mull is the large stepping stone between Oban (W. Scotland) and Iona, the latter forever associated with St Colmcille (Columba). The video is well worth viewing

Léirmheas ó @gearoidinc.bsky.social #med @eabhloid.bsky.social nos.ie/cultur/leabh...

Most informative discussion in the #MooreInstitute @uniofgalway.bsky.social this pm as historians, Róisín Healy & Caitríona Clear discuss the nuts, bolts & challenges of writing ‘A concise history of Ireland’ www.cambridge.org/core/books/c.... Congratulations Caitríona @historyatgalway.bsky.social

lá deas siúl agus breathnú ar plandaí le @timoceallaigh.bsky.social sna Mám Toice - bhí Saxifraga oppositifolia faoi bhláth agus speiceas suimúil eile ann ar nós Seligeria sp. (beidh orm cuartú capsules aibí arís) chomh maith le rudaí eile...

An assemblage of nice liverworts from Corcóg in the maamturks last week/réimse go aelusanna deas uaigh Corcóg sna Mám Toirce le @timoceallaigh.bsky.social an seachtain seo caite - Scapania ornithipoides, Radula aquelegia agus Anastrepta orcadensis (níl mé 100% faoin ceann deireadh fós)

Our new review is finally out! 🌿 I’m especially excited because this is the first chapter of my PhD! Have a read to see what shapes the range limits of alpine plants besides freezing temperatures ❄️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Yesterday on the east bank of the #Corrib river at Menlo, #Galway, spring tentatively making its presence felt with blackthorn bushes here & there flowering profusely. Little in leaf but the air full of bird song & ash (often ivy covered as in photo) about to flower. Summer beckons ...

📆 Tues. 3/31 @ 6PM: We join Long Now Boston in welcoming Andrew H. Knoll to the Harvard Geological Museum for a discussion of his new book "Earth and Life: A Four Billion Year Conversation". He will be joined in conversation by Robin Wordsworth. Get info and RSVP for free here: buff.ly/8Qm7Ahz

“May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.” — Traditional Irish blessing Green flowers, symbolising good health and good fortune, to wish the Emerald Isle a happy St. Patrick’s Day. #StPatricksDay #LaFeilePadraig

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh uile! Happy St Patrick’s Day! Past & present meet at Mám Éan #Connemara. #StPatrick overnighted there in Leaba Phádraig (Patrick's Bed) (5C); Bartlett sketched the scene in early 19C The tradition reestablished in recent decades; lovely to visit at any time & esp. today

Joyous occasion @ria.ie today as Prof Mary Daly, historian @ucddublin.bsky.social receives Cunningham Medal from Prof Pat Guiry, President #RIA, for her outstanding contribution to scholarship. Also in photo Prof Dan Carey @uniofgalway.bsky.social who was elected President RIA for next 3 years

Bhíos ag plé seo inné (ag FÍS ó @cnagaeilge.bsky.social) le daoine eile a d'fhreastail ar lá na Gaeilge ag an mBleaist Eolaíochta - ní raibh mórán sna meáin faoi. Ach bhí 115 seastán ann le turgnaimh STEM spéisiúla acu. Sin ós cionn míle dalta díocasach ó thaobh STEM as Gaeilge. Bualadh bos ESB+RDS!

Meanwhile, at the O'Connell Monument, The Liberator looked down on yet another demo on behalf of a cause that is in danger of being forgotten about in a world goes from crisis to crisis

These are my days for gadding about. Today at #ECBL #EnnisBookClubFestival. Hugo Hamilton on Conversation with the Sea discussed his work with Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. It relates to Achill / Germany / the human condition & yet highly relevant to our troubled times. Looking forward greatly to reading

Macgillycuddy's Reeks incl. Carrantoohil from the Beara peninsula & c. an hour later from Moll's Gap. Sprinkling of snow on the peaks of #Kerry / #Killarney while sunny & warm on the lowlands. Little tourist traffic; lovely to have the Kingdom to myself for the day

Another great day in SW Ireland. On the tip of the #Beara peninsula. Stunning views incl. Dursey with sea-stacks Calf & Bull, & the Sceiligs [Michael & Little] rising majestic out of the Atlantic. Thanks to #Castletownbere Historical Society for the kind invite to these unique parts of #Ireland

Was in the Kingdom yesterday [Bridia valley, west of Macgillycuddy's Reeks]. Plenty of sheep, a Kerry pony, & hares & deer but much too fast to photo. Bird song everyplace - spring has definitely arrived

Fine crowd at the opening of exhibition 'usual and generous ways' curated by poet Padraig Regan. Padraig & Megs Morley (Director) set the scene last evening in the #GalwayArtsCentre in the heart of #Galway. Exhibits relate mainly to 'deep past' [geology] & recent [discovery & records of that past]

'The Celtic World - a History' by Prof. em. John Waddell @uniofgalway.bsky.social launched by Dr Edel Bhreathnach to a full house in #CharlieByrnes bookshop in the heart of Galway. Fine speeches by Edel & John. A joyous occasion www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2026/t...

Someone captured my colleagues an I servicing the cameras during Kīlauea’s episode 42. We stopped to discuss what we were seeing, but because I talk with my hands it looks like I’m fixing to push someone in… Credit: Volcano Hideaways

Signs of spring @universityofgalway.bsky.social, River Corrib-side campus, #Galway city, yesterday

This drawing of an approaching storm (around 1913) shows Paul Henry's consumate skill with charcoal, the location is likely to be the village of Dugort on the island of Achill on the west coast of Ireland.

Greatly looking forward to this @galway-geol-ass.bsky.social lecture on Tuesday 7pm. Much new data relating to the soils and sediments, especially of western Ireland, will be presented

A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️ A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm. Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887. 📷 National Museum in Szczecin #FindsFriday #Archaeology

The N59 leads to Leenane and Killary Fjord, looking respendent on Saturday, bathed in the low mid-day sun. The historic Leenane Hotel, recently extended & renovated, nestles among trees on the southern side of the inner fjord.