Took child 1 down to the docks in #Galway to check out the #Tara, a scientific vessel that’s travelled all over the world, including across the North Pole and up the Amazon river! We got a lil tour, 15 mins about the boat and its history and mission and then another 15 mins breaking down the process of collecting data, sampling and analysing seawater. Kid was incredibly into it (he’s an avid #Octonauts fan after all) and well able to follow it – impressed and delighted for the lil 5yo tyke.

Gorgeous morning for a #CarsAndCoffee in #Galway

#Galway sunset (Hazel's pic) x

Peaceful coexistence between species. Ducks chilling out on the storm-scattered remains of a water polo field that homo sapiens optimistically built in a West of Ireland harbour.

#Galway

Yesterday, while driving back to #Galway on the #M6, on two separate occasions, I had two drivers suddenly drift into my lane without warning. It was very obvious they were looking at either their phone or their car's touchscreen (these should be banned IMO, dangerous to have non physical controls in a car that you can't locate by touch).

https://www.thejournal.ie/road-safety-deaths-6157203-Sep2023/

Galway cycling campaign organises a community cycle September 3rd, next Sunday!

Meet fellow cyclers in Galway.

Enjoy a nice leisurely spin through some of our flat scenic city.

Meet Sandy Road at 10:30am or at Claddagh Hall at 11. All welcome - fáilte roimh chách!
🛎️🛎️

#Galway #Ireland #cycling

Dillon family group including Lord Clonbrock and Lord and Lady Clanmorris, gathered outside Clonbrock House, Ahascragh, Co. Galway, Ireland. October 20, 1865. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

#Galway #Ireland #OldPhotosOfIreland #19thCentury #Clonbrock #Ahascragh #DillonFamily

Booing at the #ElectoralCommission as it keeps #Galway West as a 5 seater, I want a Galway City 3 seater so I don't have to represented by the likes of Dev Óg.

For those who might be interested, next Sat 2nd of Sept. from 12:00-14:00 at Portershed a Dó I'll be doing a talk/workshop with Ardán about Game Art Process & Tools with a focus on how to utilise free & open source software into your #gamedev pipeline https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/art-for-gaming-process-tools-workshop-with-denman-rooke-tickets-705255617537?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

#IrishGameDev #GameArt #FOSS #OpenSource #OpenSourceArt #Galway

Community Cycle in #Galway, 3rd September.
#cycling

Blessed Ballyloughane, #Galway x

No surprise here!

Epidemic of motorists running red lights in #Galway city - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
https://connachttribune.ie/epidemic-of-motorists-running-red-lights-in-galway-city/

Was startled by the size and speed of this caterpillar, which turned out to be an Elephant Hawkmoth. I forgot to add something for scale, but I'd say it was at least 8–9 cm long

The beautiful adult is pictured here in a lovely book I copy-edited years ago, Heather Greer's "On Your Doorstep: Moths and Butterflies of Connemara"

#mothstodon #moth #moths #caterpillar #NaturePhotography #wildlife #IrishWildlife #Galway #nature

Besties! Possibly Ellen Quinn (left) and her sister Maggie Quinn, daughters of Joseph Quinn, a gardener on the Clonbrock Estate, Ahascragh, Co. Galway, Ireland. c1903. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

#Galway #Ireland #OldPhotosOfIreland #20thCentury #Clonbrock

A fossil found on Silver Strand, County Galway. @Cormac_McGinley Do you know what this might be, a goniatite perhaps?

#Fossils #IrishFossils #WildAtlanticWay #SilverStrand #Berna #Galway

Meabhrúchán:
#gaeilge #gaillimh #irish #galway

I suppose in a city that has imported US automobility values, it's not surprising that the #Galway Advertiser would print a US cartoonist rather than commissioning someone locally, and one that reinforces #motonormativity and the victim blaming that is such a feature of Ireland's #RoadSafety approach. #GalwayCityOfCars

A tarred canvas sea currach at Berna, County Galway. #Currach #Berna #Galway

A roadsign on Inis Mór. The Aran Islands are probably some of the safest places in the country for kids to walk to school without the fear of car traffic. #sign #aranislands #schoolkids #Galway #Ireland

People of Galway!

EPA are looking for Galway City residents to help measure the traffic-based air pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in the city. Want to get involved? It’s as simple as putting a test tube on your window!

Sign up for free: www.cleanairtogether.ie #galway #air #airquality