‘sup?
Earlier this month, David Grimes sent in a video of a dig in Loughcrew, County Meath that unearthed a ponty-beaked head in the earth (above).
Much debate ensued.
Suggestions ranged from the Egyptian statue “of either Thoth or Horus” to it being the last resting place of Cyrano de Bergerac.
Nothing remotely plausible.
Until this afternoon. when seriously hilary re-tweeted the following:
The plague mask was designed in 1619. The beak housed sweet scents to protect doctors from foul odors. pic.twitter.com/MmQ65vcHDS
— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) January 25, 2018
Mystery solved?
YOU decide.
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I would rather let the experts decide.
I sense you are not familiar with social media.
On social media everyone IS an expert!
Must be over 30
Shurrup, you. I’m totes down with the kidz and I’m well over 30.
Peace, out.
Ah where’s the craic in that
That’s what myself and my husband just assumed when we saw the video the day it was posted, I was unaware that there was a debate raging or I’d have pointed people in that direction straight away….
+1
I’m leaning more towards Thoth myself. The beak is too narrow to be a plague doctor.
Don’t be ridiculous, those masks were made of leather.
you could sing that to the melody of ‘these boots were made for walking’
if you wanted to, like
These beaks were meant for squawking.
Lads, FFS. I literally said exactly that in the original post.
https://www.broadsheet.ie/2018/01/10/what-is-it-2/#comment-1914668
Good grief. Sorry edalicious.
Ah, tis grand.
I spotted that and agreed.
But I still liked my Gonzo theory :)
But it was a fake, no dept ever got a call. It was a manakin wearing one of those cheap masquerade ball mask jobbies. It was dumped into the sea and washed back up at dollymount strand. I told you this! And sent the pictures