Categories
All the material on the site has been assembled into categories which can be accessed below.
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Biographical
Signs of the Times
Historical
Family History
Wales and the Welsh
French Connection
Jokes
Coláiste Mhuire
Parental Control
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Photos
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Photo Gallery
The photogallery is from my early days when I was with Tripod and working with very limited storage space. This led to some photos being overoptimised.
Portfolio
The portfolio is a more recent compilation and selective choice of my photos over the years.
Flickr
This space contains a selection of my photos taken over the last year or so.
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Póló's Blogs
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My blogs are vehicles for more ephemeral posts and commentaries.
Photopol
This one will deal in future with general issues in English.
An Cnagaire
Tá mé chun ábhar Gaeilge agus poist as Gaeilge a scoilt amach ón mblag eile agus iad a thabhairt le chéile anseo.
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Niall's Tower
For only the second time in over 200 years, No.7 Martello Tower, in Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland, was inaugurated on Saturday, 12th July 2008. This was (almost) the culmination of a project aimed at restoring the Tower to its original state, and, some would say, use.
Niall O'Donoghue has undertaken the restoration at great expense, both financially and in terms of effort, and the result is stunning. Check it out.
Galway
Galway is a nice city, at least in the centre, and despite a very strong tourist orientation. There is a lot of culture around, and the influences keep changing. There was a strong Spanish influence due to trade and military connections; Cromwell is not a hero here; there is a McDonalds and the current wave of Central and Eastern European immigrants are making their mark. The offering here is not meant to be comprehensive, it is just a record of things that struck me in the course of visits over the last year or so.
Ainmniú Sráideanna BÁC
The naming of Dublin streets in the Irish language over the years is nothing short of a national disgrace. It has encapsulated an ignorance of the origins of the streetnames, a total disregard for Irish grammar and syntax and a general attitude to the language itself which could only be described as loving contempt. See for yourself.
I have added a slightly more structured look at some of the problems also: Cad as duit ?
Shanganagh Valley News
I always aspired to a career in journalism and actually edited a local newspaper when in my teens. It was for real, had an enthusiastic and interested readership and followed the diaspora around the world.
Family History
Sometime early in 2006 I got a yen to research my family history. This can be a seriously addictive pastime but it is good fun and can provoke an interest in such varied areas as technological progress in past centuries and even equal rights for corpses in cemeteries regardless of gender or religion.
Aisteoirí Bulfin i Mühlheim na Gearmáine
Aodh Ó Domhnaill wrote a modern version of Brecht's Threepenny Opera, in Irish, and set in modern Dublin, and took it to the Mühlheim International Drama Festival.
Tour of Ballybrack
I lived in Ballybrack between 1954 and 1975. On a recent visit I spent an hour recording its modern face and threw in some irreverent comments for good measure.
Tour of Orwell Gardens
I lived in Orwell Gardens between 1950 and 1954. On a recent visit I spent an hour recording its modern face and threw in some comments for good measure.
Nelson's Head
This is my alltime scoop. The guys, and I don't recollect seeing any gals, who stole Nelson's head for a fashion shoot on Killiney beach.
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