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lowkey what is the point in delving so deep into old religions. do u do it for fun because i struggle to see how a like idk 400 year old monastic sect relates to modern understanding of religions. this isn't an attack btw i get delving into stuff that interests u but like. is there any more behind it? also you are cool and smart

Little more than 400 years ago, in the 1500s, in what is now Germany there was a guy named Phillipis Aurelius Theophrastus Bombastus Von Honenhiem. But he was a big asshole, so his classmates at university called him "Cacaophrastus" which literally means shit-talker.

He hated how medicine worked. See, even up until 1600, medicine hasn't changed much since the ancient world. The most up-to-date medical textbook, the core of physicians teachings in the 1600s, was a book by Galen. Galen was from Rome. People had invented guns, but they hadn't really improved on how Galen thought medicine worked.

Theophrastus, who called himself Paracelsus, was a bit of a rebel. He saw alchemists doing all this fantastic stuff with manufacturing new types of dyes and cosmetics and metal alloys, and he thought, why not use all that stuff for medicine? So he got to using cutting edge knowledge for the purpose of healing the sick. Which he did.

Do you know what the pre-paracelcian prescription for a musket wound was? A poultice made of cow shit and feathers. Paracelsus said to keep the wound clean, and let the body do it's thing. This saved uncounted lives.

He performed experiments, giving the same substance, in the same dose, to different people, and even testing on animals with different phyiologies, and observing how the same amount of the same substance can affect bodies didferently. He wrote "The dose makes the poison" thus inventing the occidental science to toxicology. Every time you go to the doctor, and don't get poisoned, you have this 1500s wizard to thank.

And he was a wizard. Medical knowledge at that time involved the construction of astrological talismans, made of magically imbued metals which counteracted the astral forces thought to cause illnesses. Along with inventing the foundations of modern medicine, he also engaged in the construction of magical amulets and potions, the theories of which all informed his work. Work which formed the foundations of modern medicine.

It's important to know that ideas don't just manifest out of thin air. Everything you do and think is built on vast ziggurats of human ingenuity and failure, and shaped by the history entombed within. I've just decided to learn about my favorite few bricks.

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Irish LGBT+ Content

These lists include LGBT pieces set in Ireland, LGBT pieces with Irish main characters, LGBT pieces as Gaeilge, and LGBT pieces created by Irish people, often they overlap but not always. Feel free to suggest things I ought to add or offer corrections for mistakes I've made.

Please note that the inclusion on this list does not mean I recommend the piece in question - I am familiar with only a few.

Where possible links lead to RTÉ player, TG4 player, YouTube or official sites. Not all links lead to pieces that are available to watch at the time of posting.

Television:

Eipic (2016) [gay, as G]

Derry Girls [lesbian]

Ros na Rún [soap, as G]

Fair City [soap, trans m briefly]

6Degrees [mlm, NI]

Film:

Pigs (1983) [gay]

The Crying Game (1992)

Bent Out of Shape (1995)

The Last Bus Home (1998) [gay]

About Adam (2000)

Cowboys and Angels (2003)

Goldfish Memory (2003)

The Blackwater Lightship (2004) [based off book below]

Breakfast on Pluto (2005) [trans f]

Albert Nobbs (2011) [trans m]

Viva (2015) [mlm, Irish writer/director only, in Spanish]

A Date For Mad Mary (2026) [wlw]

Handsome Devil (2017) [gay, mlm]

Papi Chulo (2019) [gay, Irish writer/director only]

Rialto (2019) [mlm]

Dating Amber (2020) [gay, lesbian]

Shorts:

Dream Kitchen (1999)

Chicken (2002)

Lúbtha (2019) [mlm]

The First Saturday of May (2019) [trans]

Scene from the Men's Toilets at a Ceilidh (2019)

OUT (2020)

Candid (2020)

Libre (2022)

Punch Line (trans f)

Boxed In (trans m)

Cailín Álainn [trans f, as G]

Where Do All The Old Gays Go? [trans]

Homebird [trans]

Books:

Adult:

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (1872) [wlw, Irish writer only]

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1890) [mlm, outside Ireland]

As Music and Splendour by Kate O'Brien (1958) [wlw, outside Ireland]

"Sister Imelda" by Edna O'Brien (1981) [wlw, short story]

A Noise from the Woodshed by Mary Dorcey (1989) [lesbian, anthology]

The Kiss by Linda Cullen (1990)

When Love Comes to Town by Tom Lennon (1993) [gay]

Hood by Emma Donoghue (1995) [wlw]

Biography of Desire by Mary Dorcey (1997) [wlw]

Breakfast On Pluto by Patrick McCabe (1998) [trans f, bi]

Crazy Love by Tom Lennon (1999) [gay]

The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín (1999) [gay]

The International by Glenn Patterson (1999) [bi]

At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill (2001) [mlm]

A Son Called Gabriel by Damian McNicholl (2004) [NI, gay]

The Master by Colm Tóibín (2004) [mlm, Irish writer only]

Stir-Fry by Emma Donoghue (2006) [wlw]

Landing by Emma Donoghue (2007) [wlw]

Map of Ireland by Stephanie Grant (2008) [wlw, Irish-American]

Falling Colours: The Misadventures of a Vision Painter by R.J. Samuel (2012) [wlw]

The Rarest Rose by I. Beacham (2013) [wlw, Irish character, non-Irish writer]

Arimathea by Frank McGuinness (2013)

To Summon Nightmares by J.K. Pendragon (2014) [trans, mlm]

Carolyn for Christmas by Lucy Carey (2015) [lesbian]

The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle (2015) [bi, lesbian]

The Green Road by Anne Enright (2015) [gay]

Wormwood Gate by Katherine Farmar (2015) [wlw]

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (2016) [mlm, outside Ireland]

Eelgrass by Tori Curtis (2016) [wlw, Irish myth inspired only?, non-Irish writer]

Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin (2016)

All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle (2017)

Forget Me Not by Kris Bryant (2017) [wlw]

The Art of Three by Erin McRae & Racheline Maltese (2017) [bi, polyam, Irish character, non-Irish writers]

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (2017) [gay]

The Spellbook of Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle (2017) [wlw]

My Brother's Name Is Jessica by John Boyne (2019) [trans f]

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (2020) [wlw]

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan (2021) [bi f, wlw]

Where I End by Sophie White (2022) [wlw]

Eyes Guts Throat Bones (2023) by Moïra Fowley [lesbian, queer]

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (2023) [bi]

Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel (2023) [trans f]

Hunger by Fran Quinn (2025) [wlw]

Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin (2025) [wlw, queer]

Young Adult:

A Good Hiding by Shirley-Anne McMillan (2016) [NI, gay]

The Unknowns by Shirley-Anne McMillan (2017) [NI, bi m, bi f]

Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin (2019) [lesbian]

All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle (2019)

Every Sparrow Falling by Shirley-Anne McMillan (2019) [NI, mlm]

Perfectly Preventable Deaths (2019) and Precious Catastrophe (2021) by Deirdre Sullivan [wlw]

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth (2020) [wlw]

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar (2020) [lesbian]

Queen of Coin and Whisper (2020) and Daughter of Winter and Twilight (2023) by Helen Corcoran [wlw]

All Our Hidden Gifts (trilogy) by Caroline O'Donoghue (2021) [nb, queer]

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar (2021) [bi f, wlw]

Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth (2021)

What Love Looks Like by Jarlath Gregory (2021) [gay]

The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar (2023) [wlw]

Wise Creatures by Deirdre Sullivan (2023) [queer, bisexual, nonbinary LI]

What Walks These Halls (trilogy) by Amy Clarkin (2023) [bi, lesbian, asexual, wlw]

The Undetectables (trilogy) by Courtney Smyth (2023) [bi, lesbian, gay, nb, trans f, trans m]

Rani Choudhurry Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar (2024) [wlw]

Children’s:

Our Big Day by Bob Johnston, illustrated by Michael Emberley [picture book, ages 3-7]

Gut Feelings by CG Moore

Why the Moon Travels by Oein DeBhairdunn, illustrated by Leanne McDonagh [Minceir/Traveller tales]

The Real Rebecca (series) by Anna Carey (2021) [age 11+]

Poetry:

Green Carnations/Glas na Gile edited by John Ennis & Moxie Lofton (2021)

Queering the Green: Post-2000 Queer Irish Poetry edited by Paul Maddern (2021)

Plays:

Whistling Pysche / Fred and Jane by Sebastian Barry (2004) [trans m / wlw?]

The Beacon by Nancy Harris (2019) [bi f, bi m]

Comics and Graphic Novels:

Sapphowoman and the Greater Belfast Dykes by Gaye Mae Kincaid (1989)

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman, translated by Eoin McEvoy, (also done by @heartstopper-i-ngaeilge) (2024) [mlm, wlw, as G only, graphic novel]

Nonfiction:

Please be aware especially for this section that the pieces listed may be upsetting or cover difficult topics.

Print:

The Strange Story of Dr James Barry by Isobel Rae (1958) [biography: Barry, trans m]

The Perfect Gentleman by June Rose (1977) [biography: Barry, trans m]

Out For Ourselves: The Lives of Irish Lesbians and Gay Men, published by the Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collective (1986)

GCN Magazine archive (1988-1998 so far)

Love In a Dark Time: Gay Lives from Wilde to Almodóvar by Colm Tóibín (2002) [essay collection]

The Secret Life of Dr James Barry by Rachel Holmes (2002/2020) [biography: Barry, trans m]

Terrible Queer Creatures: Homosexuality in Irish History by Brian Lacey (2008)

Our Lives Out Loud: In Pursuit of Justice and Equality by Katherine Zappone & Ann Louise Gilligan (2008) [autobiography, wlw]

Queer & Celtic edited by Wesley J Koster (2013) [anthology]

Running Amach in Ireland: True Stories by LGBTQ Women edited by Maureen Looney (2016) [essay anthology]

Dr James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Michael du Preez and Jeremy Dronfield (2016) [biography: Barry, trans m]

Wild Irish Women (2001) and Wild Irish Love: Great Romances from History (2022) by Marian Broderick [historical snippets; questionable sources]

Reeling in the Queers: Tales of Ireland’s LGBTQ Past by Páraic Kerrigan (2024)

Screen:

A Different Country (2017) [pre-1993 documentary]

The Queen of Ireland (2015) [Panti Bliss]

The 34th (2017) [marriage equality]

Outitude (2018) [lesbian documentary]

Tabú: Tras (2020) [trans m, trans f, as G]

Tír na mBeo - The Land of the Living (2022) [post-COVID documentary]

How To Tell A Secret (2022) [HIV documentary]

Difriúil, dir. John Farelly (2022) [as G, mlm]

Seal le Dáithí - Niamh Ní Féineadh (2023) [as G, trans f]

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann: Eleanor Butler & Sarah Ponsonby (2023) [as G, wlw]

Misneach: Ceist Bhróid (2023) [as G, gay]

Croíthe Radacacha (2023) [as G, wlw]

Aiteach Ní Aisteach [as G, queer]

Get That Monster Off The Stage (2024) [audio-visual documentary about Finbarr Donnelly]

Mise, by the Donegal LGBTQ+ Heritage Project (2024) [as G]

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Status update: I made Fife bannocks

I ate them with cinnamon infused maple syrup and strawberries

They were delicious

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Breaking my hiatus to bring everyone’s attention to the fact that Cornwall is now attempting to be officially recognised as a nation within the United Kingdom.

Kernow has its own language, culture, history and identity. The language was forcibly removed by the English until the last monolingual speaker died in 1777–her name was Dolly Pentreath. It has existed as a kingdom before England had ever existed. Historically, Cornwall has been a place exploited for minerals and resources and labour. Currently, it still is. There are now ghost towns where once thriving fishing villages stood (Mousehole, Pentreath’s home, was one of these). Cornwall is now a playground for second home owners who drive up house and rent prices and drive out permanent residents and workers. Local businesses go out of business and struggle to stay afloat when the influx of tourists come who only purchase from supermarkets, putting nothing into the local economy. There is a long, long and often very gruesome and bloody history behind this—leaders of rebellions executed all the way into 1715.

If you are in the UK, and sign the petition to get this to a debate in Parliament.

Can you spare 60 seconds to sign

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i get why uneducated bonglies try and present the highland clearances as 'just another enclosure' of the type that happened in many feudal cultures but even basic research into the intention + process of clearance shows that it wasnt.... like for example i found out that realtively rich english peasantry living and working on very fertile soil still paid much less rent than an average crofter

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Two seemingly contradictory beliefs that we actually must strive to hold simultaneously:

You don't owe anyone anything

Meaning: you do not have to make yourself suffer for the convenience of others

We owe each other everything

Meaning: we could not survive without each other and everything we do to help another is crucial to ensuring our own continued survival

You don't need to be a doormat, but also don't get comfortable slamming the door when you have the resources to extend a hand instead.

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I love uninstalling shit. Get out of my computer.

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Foltchaoin Masterpost (WIP)

My Blog on Blogspot has more in-depth informational posts, particularly my post on Flidais. But I'll link to my tumblr posts here.

About Me

Flidais, Goddess of...?

Prayers

Flidais' Daughters

My ko-fi

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the great thing about the wuxia genre is you can start a sect called the Evil Blood Cult in a place called Demon Mountain that’s a volcano full of poison and you all wear crazy gothic black and red hanfu and practice Sinister Backstabber Style kung fu and like. that’s not a deterrent to prospective disciples. do all that and a fuckton of bright eyed youngsters will still show up at your door and say hello i would like to join the demon mountain evil blood cult where do i sign up?

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Breaking my hiatus to bring everyone’s attention to the fact that Cornwall is now attempting to be officially recognised as a nation within the United Kingdom.

Kernow has its own language, culture, history and identity. The language was forcibly removed by the English until the last monolingual speaker died in 1777–her name was Dolly Pentreath. It has existed as a kingdom before England had ever existed. Historically, Cornwall has been a place exploited for minerals and resources and labour. Currently, it still is. There are now ghost towns where once thriving fishing villages stood (Mousehole, Pentreath’s home, was one of these). Cornwall is now a playground for second home owners who drive up house and rent prices and drive out permanent residents and workers. Local businesses go out of business and struggle to stay afloat when the influx of tourists come who only purchase from supermarkets, putting nothing into the local economy. There is a long, long and often very gruesome and bloody history behind this—leaders of rebellions executed all the way into 1715.

If you are in the UK, and sign the petition to get this to a debate in Parliament.

Can you spare 60 seconds to sign

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GUYS I JUST SAW THIS ON TWITTER AND I AM DYING

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"May I have your name?" the faerie said.

"William," she said with a smile.

"Ah ah!" The faerie gave a wicked laugh. "I have your name! Now no-one will call you by it!"

"Thank you," she said.

"To win it back, you must- what?"

"I will find me a new one," she said, "one that suits me better."

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Help Sudanese Anarchists get a printing press

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someone in the UK threw eggs at Charles and was arrested and has been banned from openly carrying eggs in public and has since been sent death threats but their statement on the matter was so fucking good

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I love the hagiographies that are like "St. Christopher was 12 feet tall and frost giants helped him build an abbey out of the bones of a giant pig, which were gold"

And then you Google the abbey and it's clearly just French and made of slate rock or whatever.