| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed 13:05 - Apr 24 with 1296 views | Illinoisblue |
Was a reference to Sky TV - #skybastards - thought up by angry football fans. But is in fact more chemtrail nonsense. Mostly loons pointing out “it was sunny earlier but now it’s cloudy. More evidence of the great reset”
What did fools and grifters do before they could latch on to conspiracy theories? |  |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 13:52 - Apr 24 with 1174 views | Keno |
when you say "Mostly loons pointing out “it was sunny earlier but now it’s cloudy. More evidence of the great reset”
Are Forfar fans really that mad? |  |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:00 - Apr 24 with 1137 views | leitrimblue |
I miss laylines.
You knew where you stood with yer traditional hippy laylines loving types |  | | |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:09 - Apr 24 with 1084 views | Keno |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:00 - Apr 24 by leitrimblue |
I miss laylines.
You knew where you stood with yer traditional hippy laylines loving types |
Did you know Dracula is actually Irish | |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:26 - Apr 24 with 1046 views | leitrimblue |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:09 - Apr 24 by Keno |
Did you know Dracula is actually Irish |
Sligo man I believe  | | | |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:32 - Apr 24 with 1035 views | Steve_M |
Just seen this on Twitter after reading your post:
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:34 - Apr 24 with 1018 views | Keno |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:26 - Apr 24 by leitrimblue |
Sligo man I believe |
Indeed!!
And people forget radio was invented by an old lady from Donegal, good old Ma Coney | |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 15:13 - Apr 24 with 942 views | leitrimblue |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:34 - Apr 24 by Keno |
Indeed!!
And people forget radio was invented by an old lady from Donegal, good old Ma Coney |
Was told years ago that Dracula was somehow inspired by Sligos cholera epidemic. | | | |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 15:21 - Apr 24 with 904 views | Keno |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 15:13 - Apr 24 by leitrimblue |
Was told years ago that Dracula was somehow inspired by Sligos cholera epidemic. |
from here
https://www.wildernessireland.com/blog/bram-stoker-ireland/
Dracula's Irish Influence
The Legend of Abhartach
According to legend, Abhartach was a tyrannical ruler, an evil magician, an undead vampire and interestingly, he is also said to be a dwarf. Originally from Derry and working as a servant for a druid, Abhartach spent his days learning as much as he could before returning as a fully-fledged sorcerer – and a cruel one at that, exacting revenge and tyranny.
Finn McCool, the famous giant attributed with building the Giant’s Causeway, eventually grew annoyed with the dwarf’s cruel tyranny and killed Abhartach, burying him standing upright in an old Celtic tomb (which would normally prevent undead monsters in local folklore). But before his death, Abhartach had dabbled in dark magic that allowed him to cheat death. He rose from the dead and once again began his killing spree, emptying his victims of blood. Finn McCool killed him again and once more buried him, but alas the vampiric dwarf rose once more. On the third try, based on a druid’s advice, he was killed and buried upside down, and Abhartach rose no more – though his gravesite remained a place invoking terror.
Later versions were Christianised with saints stepping in for druids but the essence of the story remains the same – except for one interesting fact: the saint instructs the hero (not McCool in the Christian version) to kill him with a wooden yew stake. Sounding familiar?
The story was chronicled in Patrick Weston Joyce’s The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places from 1875, which Stoker evidently researched. There are indeed several overlaps with Stoker’s vampire horror tale: Abhartach is cruel, his a member of the aristocracy, he wields stolen dark magic, he drinks the blood of his victims, he rises from the dead and he needs to killed using a special wooden weapon and buried in a particular way.
So perhaps the legends of Eastern Europe weren’t the only tales that influenced the most famous vampire story – Irish legends likely had as much if not a bigger role in the creation of the terrifying Count Dracula. Learn more here. | |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 15:25 - Apr 24 with 873 views | Illinoisblue |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 14:32 - Apr 24 by Steve_M |
Just seen this on Twitter after reading your post:
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Painfully accurate. | |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 15:26 - Apr 24 with 877 views | bluelagos |
Think these idiots have always been there - previously just some fckwit talking bollox whilst sat at the bar of yer local.
Now thanks to social media they have an audience and worse, can feed off other fruit loops.
Grifters do seem to be more numerous now - plenty monetising it - the gullible donating to people happy to take advantage. |  |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 20:08 - Apr 24 with 616 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
The idea that Ryanair planes are carrying out secret chem skywashing on behalf of the Government is ridiculous.
Minister for Chem Trails: I see you have offered us Chem Spraying services for £12.99 one way during the Great Easter Sprayaway Promotion! Where do I sign?
Michael O'Leary: Just here, Minister.
MfCT: Great! Done!
Michael O'Leary: Great! That will be £68,542,822.56 please!
MfCT: But it said "12.99!"
Michael O'Leary: that's for the seat for your monitoring Civil Servant- but you are going to need a 500 gallon tank of chemicals, and that is above the 100ml limit for taking liquids through security. So you'll have to buy that from our Cabin Crew on the plane.
Now are you paying by Debit Card, or Credit Card? There's an extra 4% charge on Credit Cards, obviously. |  | | |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 20:42 - Apr 24 with 557 views | eireblue |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 15:21 - Apr 24 by Keno |
from here
https://www.wildernessireland.com/blog/bram-stoker-ireland/
Dracula's Irish Influence
The Legend of Abhartach
According to legend, Abhartach was a tyrannical ruler, an evil magician, an undead vampire and interestingly, he is also said to be a dwarf. Originally from Derry and working as a servant for a druid, Abhartach spent his days learning as much as he could before returning as a fully-fledged sorcerer – and a cruel one at that, exacting revenge and tyranny.
Finn McCool, the famous giant attributed with building the Giant’s Causeway, eventually grew annoyed with the dwarf’s cruel tyranny and killed Abhartach, burying him standing upright in an old Celtic tomb (which would normally prevent undead monsters in local folklore). But before his death, Abhartach had dabbled in dark magic that allowed him to cheat death. He rose from the dead and once again began his killing spree, emptying his victims of blood. Finn McCool killed him again and once more buried him, but alas the vampiric dwarf rose once more. On the third try, based on a druid’s advice, he was killed and buried upside down, and Abhartach rose no more – though his gravesite remained a place invoking terror.
Later versions were Christianised with saints stepping in for druids but the essence of the story remains the same – except for one interesting fact: the saint instructs the hero (not McCool in the Christian version) to kill him with a wooden yew stake. Sounding familiar?
The story was chronicled in Patrick Weston Joyce’s The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places from 1875, which Stoker evidently researched. There are indeed several overlaps with Stoker’s vampire horror tale: Abhartach is cruel, his a member of the aristocracy, he wields stolen dark magic, he drinks the blood of his victims, he rises from the dead and he needs to killed using a special wooden weapon and buried in a particular way.
So perhaps the legends of Eastern Europe weren’t the only tales that influenced the most famous vampire story – Irish legends likely had as much if not a bigger role in the creation of the terrifying Count Dracula. Learn more here. |
Hmmm, with Finn McCool being a giant, was Abhartach actually just normal sized? |  | | |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 20:44 - Apr 24 with 544 views | thatbdude |
Conspiracy nuts are the perfect reason for why you should'bt do drugs |  |
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| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 21:10 - Apr 24 with 493 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 20:44 - Apr 24 by thatbdude |
Conspiracy nuts are the perfect reason for why you should'bt do drugs |
They’ve just ‘dun there reserch’. | | | |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 21:13 - Apr 24 with 488 views | WicklowBlue |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 15:21 - Apr 24 by Keno |
from here
https://www.wildernessireland.com/blog/bram-stoker-ireland/
Dracula's Irish Influence
The Legend of Abhartach
According to legend, Abhartach was a tyrannical ruler, an evil magician, an undead vampire and interestingly, he is also said to be a dwarf. Originally from Derry and working as a servant for a druid, Abhartach spent his days learning as much as he could before returning as a fully-fledged sorcerer – and a cruel one at that, exacting revenge and tyranny.
Finn McCool, the famous giant attributed with building the Giant’s Causeway, eventually grew annoyed with the dwarf’s cruel tyranny and killed Abhartach, burying him standing upright in an old Celtic tomb (which would normally prevent undead monsters in local folklore). But before his death, Abhartach had dabbled in dark magic that allowed him to cheat death. He rose from the dead and once again began his killing spree, emptying his victims of blood. Finn McCool killed him again and once more buried him, but alas the vampiric dwarf rose once more. On the third try, based on a druid’s advice, he was killed and buried upside down, and Abhartach rose no more – though his gravesite remained a place invoking terror.
Later versions were Christianised with saints stepping in for druids but the essence of the story remains the same – except for one interesting fact: the saint instructs the hero (not McCool in the Christian version) to kill him with a wooden yew stake. Sounding familiar?
The story was chronicled in Patrick Weston Joyce’s The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places from 1875, which Stoker evidently researched. There are indeed several overlaps with Stoker’s vampire horror tale: Abhartach is cruel, his a member of the aristocracy, he wields stolen dark magic, he drinks the blood of his victims, he rises from the dead and he needs to killed using a special wooden weapon and buried in a particular way.
So perhaps the legends of Eastern Europe weren’t the only tales that influenced the most famous vampire story – Irish legends likely had as much if not a bigger role in the creation of the terrifying Count Dracula. Learn more here. |
Pedant alert: Fionn mac Cumhaill! Finn McCool  |  | | |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 21:15 - Apr 24 with 482 views | MK1 |
| Happened upon a hashtag on Twitter that I assumed on 20:08 - Apr 24 by ArnoldMoorhen |
The idea that Ryanair planes are carrying out secret chem skywashing on behalf of the Government is ridiculous.
Minister for Chem Trails: I see you have offered us Chem Spraying services for £12.99 one way during the Great Easter Sprayaway Promotion! Where do I sign?
Michael O'Leary: Just here, Minister.
MfCT: Great! Done!
Michael O'Leary: Great! That will be £68,542,822.56 please!
MfCT: But it said "12.99!"
Michael O'Leary: that's for the seat for your monitoring Civil Servant- but you are going to need a 500 gallon tank of chemicals, and that is above the 100ml limit for taking liquids through security. So you'll have to buy that from our Cabin Crew on the plane.
Now are you paying by Debit Card, or Credit Card? There's an extra 4% charge on Credit Cards, obviously. |
And we will drop it about 50 miles from where you actually want it. |  | | |
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