Seán Mac an tSíthigh
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Video Journalist RTÉ / TG4. I film, edit and tell stories. Ciarraíoch. Ireland 🇮🇪 Is maith an scéalaí an aimsir. Views are my own.
Corca Dhuibhne / West Kerry
Joined October 2011
Yesterday we buried a lovely woman. Due to #Covid19 there was no wake & our community couldn’t enter the church. But the entire parish came out & lined the 2km road to graveyard to say goodbye to Betty Ryan. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine #WestKerry
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For a small rural town this is a huge turnout for a #BlackLivesMatter protest in Dingle Co. Kerry. Led by @WalkingOnCars singer and local man, Pa Sheehy. #Kerry
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The pulse of a people…. Ireland’s earliest St Patrick’s Day parade has taken place in Dingle (6am). A tradition dating back to the Land War of 1880s when the British authorities tried to prevent parades, banning gatherings “between sunrise and sunset.”
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This is truly heroic. This evening Mícheál Keogh rescued four members of the same family, including a 10-year-old boy. Dingle Coastguard say his efforts prevented a horrendous tragedy. Read on. Man praised for saving boy, 10, from sea off west Kerry
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What a wonderful gesture this is!!!. Somebody has left €500 euro in the local shop to buy an Easter egg for every single child and elderly person cocooning in the little parish of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh. 250 eggs being delivered. #WestKerry #Anonymous #Covid_19ireland
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Ireland’s earliest parade in Dingle. a tradition since the Land War of the 1880s when the British banned marching between sunrise and sunset. so the people of Dingle came out before daybreak! A great tradition and a mighty turnout at 6am. #WestKerry
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An Ghaeltacht footballer Franz Sauerland outlines some of the racist abuse he has suffered. It's shocking to hear this happens regularly. Franz is a wonderful role model & our parish is very proud of him. He will be joining a Black Lives Matter protest, Dingle at 2pm @NuachtTG4
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An chéad chith. First of the snow showers about to swallow the Sleeping Giant. #Blaskets #WestKerry #AnFearMarbh
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100 years ago the Black and Tans arrested & imprisoned two Foley brothers for defying a ban on the Wren in Dingle. Martial law was in force but the brothers insisted on honouring the tradition. Today the Sráid Eoin Wren played a tune outside the Foley house.
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Could it be him?.
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A year since he vanished…a mural celebrates Fungie the Dingle dolphin & the 37 years he spent gifting people joy at the mouth of the harbour. Paddy Ferriter the lighthouse keeper was first to spot the dolphin in 1983. Today the local community pays tribute to their lost friend.
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A Russian has just been appointed as an Irish language officer in the Kerry Gaeltacht. Victor Bayda, from Moscow, is fluent in Irish and will implement a language plan for @ComhchoisteUR funded by @UdarasnaG on the Uíbh Ráthach peninsula.
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This is wonderful storytelling by Paddy Ferriter, the old Lighthouse keeper and the first to spot Fungie in Dingle harbour in 1983. The speech, the mannerisms, the eyes. Paddy had it all. Filmed by Zari productions in 1991.
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A forgotten sound of summer to lift the heart. A corncrake calling in Ventry this morning. A local farmer said it was over 30 years since he last heard one sing here. #Corncrake #WestKerry
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Flag at half-mast in memory of a Emma Mhic Mhathúna in the small fishing village of Baile na nGall -home to the 37 year old mother of five.
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No boats out searching for Fungie, the Dingle Dolphin this morning. Torrential rain and sea conditions deteriorating. Gale force winds forecast for this evening. Fungie has been missing for 6 days now. A sense of sorrow and resignation in the town. #Kerry
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“The day the music died. ”. Eerie morning in Dingle as the town’s band cancel the pre-dawn #StPatricksDay march -a tradition dating back to 1870s Land War when gatherings were banned by the British between sunrise & sunset. Sad times, but the drums will beat again #CoronaVirus
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You have to love this 86 year old’s take on life. Séamus Devane is possibly Ireland’s oldest silage contractor. Cuts 25 acres a day. Drove his first tractor in 1947 when he was just 14 years old. His energy, love and enthusiasm for what he does is inspirational. #WestKerry
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A wonderful surprise on the most westerly farm in Ireland. Quintuplet lambs!!!. Experts say the chances are 1 in a million. Overlooking the Blasket Islands, here’s Tomás and Mícheál Ó Dubhda proudly displaying their 5 lambs. #WestKerry #Lockdown #Covid_19
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A west Cork lifeguard is attempting to circumnavigate Ireland on a paddle board. 1,650 km, 60 days, lying on his belly, using his arms to propel himself. Nathan Holding is raising funds for @IrishCancerSoc . So far covered 180Kms from Inchadoney to Dingle Peninsula.
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An extremely rare and precious collection of film depicting life in Ireland in 1920s has been discovered in America. Wonderful scenes from west Kerry, captured by an American ornithologist in 1925. Being digitised and made available to the public by @IFI_Dub and @sfsilentfilm
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Emma Mhic Mhathúna, 37 year old mother of five, begins her final journey & leaves the small fishing village of Baile na nGall #CervicalCheck
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Iontas na mara. míol mór dronnach. Breathtakingly beautiful. a humpback whale we encountered off the Dingle Peninsula. A rare mix of immense power and calm. #WestKerry #Humpback
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Is he Ireland’s oldest silage contractor?. 86 year old Séamus Devane cuts over 25 acres a day. Drove his first tractor in 1947, before that he saved hay with horses. “I love cutting silage with the gang of lads. I love the smell of the fresh-cut grass. It makes me feel young.”
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This is the saddest and most powerfully poignant image I’ve seen of #Covid19 devastation in Ireland so far. The funeral of Anne Best - County Fermanagh’s first victim. The denial of a communal funeral must add terribly to the trauma. Trócaire ar a hanam. (Photo: John McVitty)
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“I could barely watch it. I was petrified something was going to happen the poor fella.” . Máthair thuairisceoir CNN @donie ag cur síos ar shuathadh na hoíche aréir i Washington. Tuilleadh @NuachtTG4 7pm.
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Still no sign of Fungie. Search has been stood down for the night. Dingle boatmen are very worried now. The dolphin has never been missing for this length of time (4 days). 6 boats searched 10 mile stretch of coast today. Saw a dolphin pod feeding but Fungie not amongst them.
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A very rare 800 year old gold brooch discovered in West Kerry. A chance find on the seashore by a walker.
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“Self-isolating. permanently”. An Fear Marbh | The Sleeping Giant . #BlasketIslands #WestKerry
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Fungie Latest: Team of 4 divers searched the mouth of Dingle Harbour today. Still no sign of Fungie. Mallow Search & Rescue also did sonar scan of the seabed. Boatmen felt if Fungie had died he would be in the inlets/caves there. No news is good news they say. Pic:Pádraig Healy
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After 14 yrs & following appeal to Bord Pleanála west Kerry musician, Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich has secured permission to build a home on the family farm in Baile na bPoc.The musician has been refusing to remove a house built on a trailer, deemed unauthorised by Kerry County Council
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Tá sé seo go hiontach: . Video déanta ag Roibeárd Ó Lúing (5 bliana d’aois) a chabhróidh le galfairí liathróid a bhualadh amach as an mbuncar. Ceann críonna ar cholainn óg! . #COVID19 #IrelandLockdown .#CorcaDhuibhne
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The evocative sounds of the fife & drum echoing through the dark streets of Dingle - Ireland’s earliest St. Patrick’s Day parade 6am. Tradition dates to the Land War of 1880s when marching was banned between sunrise and sunset, so the people of Dingle came out before daybreak.
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Míogarnach ghréine - An Fear Marbh . Day’s end for the Sleeping Giant. #BlasketIslands #WestKerry
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Ardaíonn sé seo ár gcroí. This is special. @cmacconiomaire is playing a concert from his living room LIVE on Facebook right now and it will lift your heart! .#CneasúSaCheol
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An Fiach… translates as ‘the raven’. This captivating rock sits just off Ceann Sibéal, rising to a height of 200ft. Another rock just outside her is known as Máthair an Fhiaigh (mother of the raven). #Placenames #WestKerry
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Some wonderfully nostalgic footage of the early days of Fungie here. might give a sense of the affection the local community has for this special dolphin.
The search for Fungie the dolphin has been called off in Dingle, with locals fearing that he may now never return. Despite extensive searches over the past week, there has been no sign of the bottlenose dolphin |
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Ever wonder why the weather is so changeable during the last two weeks of April and the first two weeks of May?. in west Kerry the period is known as ‘Scairbhín na gCuach’ (the rough weather of the cuckoos).
FÍSEÁN Scairbhín, nó garbhshíon na gcuach. Is fada daoine in Éirinn ag trácht ar an saghas sracaimsire atá againn faoi láthair .
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A monastery in the clouds. “I tell you the thing does not belong to any world that you and I have lived and worked in: it is part of our dream world.” - George Bernard Shaw (1910) .#SceilgMhichíl #Kerry
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Children are devastated by the loss of Fungie the dolphin. This little boy lives way up in Antrim. His mother sent this message to Kerry County Council, who sent it on to me. 6 year old James wanted to send his picture to Dingle “to help bring Fungie home.” Heartbreaking.
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Good News: Dingle fisherman says he has spotted Fungie outside Dingle Harbour. Paul Hand said ."I am one thousand percent certain it was Fungie. I've been looking at him for the last 40 years.”.He says Fungie is enjoying the company of other dolphins further out in Dingle Bay.
Concerns growing that Fungie the famous Dingle Dolphin is missing. He hasn’t been seen for two days, leading to speculation that he may have left or died. Boats have been searching but no luck so far. Hope is he is just hiding. Photo: Jeannine Masset
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West Kerry RESCUE LATEST:.The Dingle Coastguard in action, bringing the three young women to safety earlier. The cliff is 60m high. Extremely efficient and highly trained, fantastic teamwork. “Ní neart go cur le chéile”
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Real concern for Fungie the Dingle Dolphin now. Boats searching since first light, covering 9 mile area outside harbour. Nothing. Boatmen say Fungie very, very rarely leaves the harbour mouth and never for this length of time (4 days). They fear the worst but remain hopeful.
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Emma Mhic Mhathúna, máthair cúigear clainne, tosnaithe ar a haistear deiridh #BailenanGall
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Major hill fire Dún Chaoin in West Kerry… a number of houses in danger. Fire crews have been working tirelessly trying to control it since 4pm this afternoon.
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The evocative poem ‘Oíche Nollag’ by Máire Mhac an tSaoi; recited by the people of Dún Chaoin - a community and place that inspired much of her poetry. #WestKerry #NollaigShona
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Na Déithe ag rince sna lasracha. It’s a blaze of beauty in west Kerry this evening. An Fear Marbh | The Sleeping Giant. #BlasketIslands #CorcaDhuibhne
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Báid amuigh ag cuardach Fungie arís ar maidin. An deilf cháiliúil ar iarraidh le 5 lá. Deir ná bádóirí go bhfuil an-imní orthu anois mar ná raibh Fungie riamh ar iarraidh an fhaid seo. Tá sé le feiscint i mbéal Chuain an Daingin ó 1983 i leith.
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Sailing the world with a piano on board. This French woman performs open air concerts from the deck of her boat wherever she docks. Marieke Huysmans Berthou had a captivated quayside audience in Dingle last night. She will perform again at 5pm this evening. #Pianocean #special
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