(A summary of the Messenger Inis Beag study – our Kinsey – conducted in the late 1950s/early 1960s with a focus on women. Inis Beag is a pseudonym for Inisheer in the Aran Islands photographed, top, in 1955)
For the day that’s in it.
Come a long way, in fairness.
Previously: Twas The Night Before National Orgasm Day
Extract via Handbook of the New Sexuality Studies
Pic via Cafe Press
Thanks Sibling of Daedalus
Part two of a series of short films from Thinkhouse that examines youth cultures across Ireland.
This week; carving phat ones on your BODY.
James writes:
“We turned our cameras on some of Ireland’s best known tattoo artists – and those whose bodies exhibit their work – to analyse Ireland’s changing tattoo culture.
Skin Deep explores the history and future of tattoo culture with artists from Dublin Ink, Spilled Ink and Dragon Tattoo.”
Via Thinkhouse
Whaddyanuts writes:
Spotted this beauty at Seapoint [Blackrock, Co Dublin] last Sunday – It’s the 2nd cloud that looks like Ireland that I’ve spotted. See The Broadsheet Book of Unspecified Things That Look Like Ireland (New island) – p155 I think.
We’re also getting a bit of witch.
Magicseaweed tweets:
“South African-born Barry Mottershead at home under some spiralling Irish tonnage…”
Watch video here
Vancouver, Canada, yesterday.
Sure ’tis how they roll.
(Submitted by Stephen [via BS app])
Yikes.
Sinéad, from the Irish Brekkie Club Sydney (on tour) and in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, writes:
” Thought readers might like to feast their eyes upon this thing of kitsch beauty. Spotted the other day on Niagara on the Lake, Ontario. Anyone happen to know who made them originally or where they can be bought!?”
Jason Sherlock, Tara Flynn and Maureen Aku Disu on Moore Street, Dublin
launching Ireland’s new racist incident reporting system, iReport.ie (from Enar Ireland the Irish network against racism).
And a revealing vox pop on the streets.
Caroline Reid writes:
We documented peoples feelings about racism, their experiences of it and how they felt it could be addressed. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to us!
There can only be one winner.
It is almost upon us.
The 60th World Trout Fly Championship on Lough Mask, County Mayo.
Finally.
First fished back in 1953, the then Castlebar Trout Anglers Association and An Tostal [early Gathering] competition was considered one of the first international sporting events in Ireland.
And it has survived (casts net for cliche) in spite of economic hardship.
Denis Kelleher says:
From a peak of 820 competitors we are down to numbers in the region of 450. The disposable income isn’t in people’s pockets anymore but this event which has survived a closure due to foot and mouth and the ‘rod war of ‘89’.
It is estimated the four day event is worth in the region of €1million to Ballinrobe and its surrounds. Pubs, hotels and restaurants will all contribute in some way to the event”.
Rod war?
*snigger*.
Anyone?
Ineverthoughtidenduphere writes:
Found this gem on Yahoo answers last night.
FIGHT!
