Oisín O’Mahony
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The Threads of History
There is a small house beside a lake outside Berlin. Groß Glienicke. I am currently reading a book about it – “The House by the Lake” by Thomas Harding – and it has been sitting on my shelf for ten… Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: Seven Years On – Part Two
This is the second part of my Game of Thrones story. If you haven’t read Part One, it covers the books, the show, and the years when Game of Thrones was genuinely extraordinary. This part covers what came after. Lengsdorf,… Continue reading
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Game of Thrones: Seven Years On – Part One
Seven years after “Game of Thrones” ended, reflections reveal its profound impact on life moments and social connections. The narrative describes initial encounters with the books, the series’ cultural significance, shared experiences during its peak, and how it shaped conversations… Continue reading
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Two Metres Away: Cycling, Storytelling, and La Redoute
This is a follow-up to my earlier post, How I Discovered Professional Cycling, which ended on a cliffhanger. This is the second part of that story. Two years ago, I was standing on the side of a road somewhere in… Continue reading
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The Violence of Simplification
This is a piece from an upcoming “Gaeilge Thar Lear” episode that has been translated and adapted for my blog. A few days ago I heard something that stayed with me. Donald Trump said he was going to destroy Iranian… Continue reading
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Growing Up Between Two Worlds – “An Glúin Imníoch”
This piece is adapted from an episode of my Irish-language podcast, Gaeilge Thar Lear, recorded after reading Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. A Celtic Tiger Childhood I was born in 1991, which makes me, depending on who you ask, either… Continue reading
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The Tales That Really Mattered
Back on the Commute For five years I worked from home. I live in Bonn but my office is in Cologne — about an hour door to door when the trains are behaving themselves, which, on the stretch between Bonn… Continue reading
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What Could Have Happened to You in High School that Would Have Changed the Course of your Life.
This essay title comes from a book I bought several years ago called “642 Things to Write About” and is hopefully the first of many prompts I will use to write. 88%. I can still see it clearly to this… Continue reading
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Why New Years Eve Leaves Me Cold
Outside, the cheers are going around, and I can hear the fireworks. The explosion and colour are all around, and the smoke fills the air. Downstairs, I can hear the television hosts clinking small glasses of champagne to celebrate. However,… Continue reading
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Raising Bilingual Children – Expectations & Realities
This is a blog about the challenges of raising young children with multiple languages in the house. It compares the expectations versus the messy realities. Bain sult as. Continue reading
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