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Joe Mansfield<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_thegeoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>_thegeoff</span></a></span> </p><p>Pretty spectacular on the phone, not so easy to see by eye but it was there. </p><p>iPhone 15 Pro Max with long exposures (10-30sec) from a tripod. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/auroraborealis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auroraborealis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
Joe Mansfield<p>The odds of some level of Aurora being visible here later should the solar storm tip back up to the levels it was at this afternoon are now looking fairly good. </p><p>Having a clear blue sky while the disturbance level is in the hundreds of nT is uncommon. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/auroraborealis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auroraborealis</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>13 Apr 1603: Richard Field <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Jesuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesuit</span></a> having reconsecrated the cathedral of the Holy Trinity <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> celebrates high mass there <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Developer granted permission for €200m Waterford North Quays project </p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/04/12/developer-granted-permission-for-200m-waterford-north-quays-project/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishtimes.com/business/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/12/developer-granted-permission-for-200m-waterford-north-quays-project/</span></a></p><p>This has been a long time coming. I was a young man when the process started. Now I’m well into middle age. That’s Ireland for you. </p><p><a href="https://waterford.international/tags/waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterford</span></a> <a href="https://waterford.international/tags/NorthQuays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthQuays</span></a></p>
ElliPirelli<p>Help please!</p><p>Question for the <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> here.<br>Does anyone can tell me please at which graveyard I might have taken this picture in December 2009?</p><p>The last picture in the folder was taken in Narrabaun North, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny some 45 minutes earlier. <br>So it must be in the area southern <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Kilkenny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kilkenny</span></a>, Co <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> or Co <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/SouthTipperary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthTipperary</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/MastoDoaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoDoaine</span></a><br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>4 Apr 1643: d. Simon Episcopius, Arminian theologian, in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Amsterdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amsterdam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> (BM/ Googlebooks) He described Samuel Ward of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambridge</span></a> as the most learned of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> at Dort &amp; also disputed with Peter Wadding SJ, Luke Wadding of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a>’s brother</p>
jdmccafferty<p>3 Apr 1189: St. Celsus or Cellach, Abbot of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Armagh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Armagh</span></a>, a very significant politician &amp; reformer is buried in the tomb of the bishops of Lismore <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> </p><p>(National Museum of Ireland: Lismore Crozier photographed by jemartin03 on flicker)</p>
jdmccafferty<p>3 Apr 1656: Alexander VII’s gift of his 1654 collected poems <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> to the Irish Franciscan Luke Wadding of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p>Cold night,spring oven supper on the fly: <br>islay whisky +10% in vintage <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterford</span></a> crystal. <br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/carrs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carrs</span></a> crackers +10% <br>Brie +20% <br>traderjoes tarte aux champignons product of france +20%. <br>A wee General Mills maybe us made pizza ?</p><p>Thin mint chocolate Girl Scout cookies baked in USA Hmmm</p><p>Tomorrows <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Smithfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithfield</span></a> pork tenderloin courtesy of its Chinese owner, pork maybe not Virginia </p><p>Grow it gift it share it trade it thrift it. Buy and cellar the good stuff for days like today.</p>
Derek Barry<p>I'm not acting the maggot or being a ludraman, the floury <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> delicacy called the blaa has been added to the OED, as has acting the maggot and ludraman <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41600923.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41</span><span class="invisible">600923.html</span></a></p>
Alanna 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>Did some Roller Derby in Dublin earlier! Good to play against a tougher team!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RollerDerby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RollerDerby</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SouthlandSirens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthlandSirens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DublinRollerDerby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DublinRollerDerby</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a></p>
Backpack and Snorkel<p>The Irish Silver Museum in Waterford, Ireland, is a silver &amp; jewelry store with an attached exhibition of silver items. Among them is a sword that King Edward IV gave to the city. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Silver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Silver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WaterfordMuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterfordMuseums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland/Day6/#564" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland</span><span class="invisible">/Day6/#564</span></a></p>
Backpack and Snorkel<p>The Medieval Museum will be one of the highlights of your Waterford trip. It tells the story of medieval Waterford and we strongly recommend taking the 45 min guided tour. How did you like it? <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WaterfordMuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterfordMuseums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland/Day6/#562" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland</span><span class="invisible">/Day6/#562</span></a></p>
Cork Coast 🌊📷🪫<p>🐳⚡<br>Sperm Whale yesterday, <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IWDG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IWDG</span></a>:<br><a href="https://iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-in-waterford-estuary-march-25th-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-in-waterfo</span><span class="invisible">rd-estuary-march-25th-2025/</span></a></p><p>🐳 Largest Toothed Predator, 18 meters long, &lt;57 Tons</p><p>🐳 Deep Diver: I3,000 meters</p><p>🐳 Huge Head and Brain</p><p>🐳 Powerful echolocation clicks, loudest animal</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/speirgorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speirgorm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/whale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/spermWhale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spermWhale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/dolphin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dolphin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> </p><p>📷©Watchorn</p>
Andreas Plach<p>IBM is building up a new <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> development location in <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> . The focus of the team will be industrial research related to the low level <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> kernel and <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/firmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firmware</span></a> development for the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ibmz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ibmz</span></a> .<br>This will be a unique opportunity to shape for the Linux <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> Ecosystem!<br>Are you interested in developing operating systems and contributing to Open-Source and eager to become part of an worldwide <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> community? </p><p><a href="https://ibmglobal.avature.net/en_US/careers/JobDetail?jobId=20521" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ibmglobal.avature.net/en_US/ca</span><span class="invisible">reers/JobDetail?jobId=20521</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LinuxonZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxonZ</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/linuxone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxone</span></a></p>
Mark<p>I went car-free living in Waterford. Here’s how it’s going</p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/03/25/six-months-ago-i-went-car-free-heres-how-its-going/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/25/six-months-ago-i-went-car-free-heres-how-its-going/</span></a><br><a href="https://waterford.international/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://waterford.international/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://waterford.international/tags/waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterford</span></a></p>
BuffaloCrisps<p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malta</span></a> update:</p><p>The Beggers Inn is full of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> people. <br>And Italians. </p><p>Cos, like, this is the way.</p><p>Update: myself and 2 Waterford lads sang <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/StandUpAndFight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandUpAndFight</span></a> in the pub. Full tilt. Maximum effort. </p><p>Confused locals. </p><p>Because.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Munster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Munster</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kilkenny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kilkenny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tipperary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tipperary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wexford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wexford</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>Luke Wadding of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Franciscan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Franciscan</span></a> Scotist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/philosopher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosopher</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/historian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historian</span></a>, founder of two <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> colleges in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a>. The man who had St Patrick’s Day made a universal feast.</p>
Backpack and Snorkel<p>The Waterford Museums (Ireland) offer an Epic Walking Tour of the Viking Triangle. Officially, it takes 45 min, but since we were the only guests and asked many questions, our tour took a bit over 1h. Fantastic! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Waterford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterford</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland/Day6/#563" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland</span><span class="invisible">/Day6/#563</span></a></p>