#booksky this is #why you should learn #gaelic. #acair #luath #birlinn

dr jim swire's v british mug seeming to peer into the middle distance. the iconic smashed cockpit of pan am 103 that plummeted into the ground in lockerbie, scotland. what i imagine is the bottom of flora swire's face, murdered in the tragedy. this one was a fucking doozy. shout out to Colin Firth / Peacock for introducing thus mind boggling piece of history to me. always been freaked out about plane travel. this did not temper that. not one bit

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20/?- THE LOCKERBIE BOMBING: A FATHER'S SEARCH FOR JUSTICE by dr #JimSwire #PeterBiddulph #Birlinn

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Book Review: The Saga of the Earls of Orkney by Judith Jesch Reviewed by Fiona Grahame. The Saga of the Earls of Orkney edited and translated by Judith Jesch has just been published by Birlinn, and here at The Orkney News we received a copy for review. Many readers will know of and some will have read ‘Orkneyinga Saga – The History of the Earls of Orkney’. […]

Aileach | Birlinn Starling, Curlew, Wren.

I was talking to some people about this birlinn yesterday. This image was in the #Orasaigh exhibition at Taigh Chearsabhagh and has a new home.

More on this boat here 👇and likely more to come...

www.ansolasoir.com/post/aileach...

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As a bookseller you learn early on that success is built on relationships. This week I'm offering locals a 30% discount on any Birlinn titles when they order with us this week. #supportlocal #booksky #assynt #birlinn

#BritishHistory #FrenchHistoire #PostColonialHistory #WargameResearch #TheFireOfTheDragon #ChinasNewColdWar #IanWilliams #Birlinn #NATOAndWarsawPactArmouredFightingVehiclesOfTheColdWar #MichaelGreen #PenAndSwordMilitary #BMP #M113 #TeamYankee #BattlegroupNorthag #ColdWarWargames #ModernSimulations