Right, so far traced the Tullamore branch to a few generations of “tailors” and ”shoemakers”.
The ”rural” side were farmers from just outside Tullamore than appear in Griffith’s valuation in the 1860s.
And I appear to have corroborated the family legend of a presence on O’Connell St in Easter 1916.
Absolutely lost in census records this morning!
I have one small village in Co. Offaly where generations of my Dad’s side of the family are living. Made it slightly easier to research!
Not i, the root of all negativity?
I liked Scrappy Doo.
As an Irish person I have sniggered every single time I’ve seen the title to that video.
A modern OLED tv displaying the Scatman music video on YouTube. A printout of the MTV logo is crudely taped to the corner.
Just spent almost two hours watching music videos on YouTube. Only needs one slight adjustment to make it perfect.
Ging's Homevalue Hardware shop in Portlaoise
I used call that the hardware song.
I support the closure of all datacentres!
I just want people to be impressed by my CD and DVD collections again.
With the price of stamps I’m not posting much of anything these days.
What do you call recording to the sky box then?
I’m thinking with the clock going forward and the general expectation that this isn’t going to be a vintage season, taping the Japanese Grand Prix and watching whenever I get up is the best option.
As a bonus I’ve an excuse not to look at my phone first thing.
Jeepers! Wow, glad he is ok after that. Scarey the way he punched through the fence.
Tragic news of the passing of Alex Lawes from Whiplash/Fidelity, but who also was the head brewer at Rye River as they became a behemoth in the domestic industry: www.instagram.com/p/DWTmUMqjCs4
Swing low sweet chariot?
A pile of CDs beside an old boom box. CDs are: The Bangles Greatest Hits Truly Madly Completely The Best of Savage Garden Badly Drawn Boy The Hour of the Bewilderbeast The Best of Blur Mosley Shoals Ocean Colour Scene Pulp Different Class
Today I needed to get some work done so I went completely offline. Phone in a different room. Laptop not on the WiFi. CDs instead streaming music.
Got some work done but mostly really appreciating my old CD collection, really came through for me.
Reminds me of being 18, unsure of Dublin geography and I hopped on the 118 thinking it was an 11B.
I can’t remember the last time I was on a minibus.
So you are saying you are available to babysit?
The mood I'm in today I am *this* close to sticking my jj72 CD on.
A postcard of the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise from the 1970s showing four views. The outside, the Glendine glass annex, the “Wild Turkey” nightclub and the reception desk.
This was more my scene!
Been looking for someone new to support this year since Herta moved on, and I’m married to a Norwegian so I think I’ve found my guy!
Yes!
Congrats
Helping my daughter with her homework and thanks to having to spell the word “power” I am now singing the themesong to He Man at the top of my voice. She is not impressed. Kids these days.
I remember it being the highest form of insult when I was in primary school. Panicked at the idea of it being applied to me.
Cheers
Since the day I discovered maple syrup, a pancake topped with jam or the whole jif lemon/sugar combo has not passed my lips.
On this day on my 44th birthday I am reflecting on this time 15 years ago when I finally achieved one of my life ambitions and made it on the @doublezcreative.bsky.social birthday roller, when Zig and Zag had a 2fm show.
