John Gallagher

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@fesshole Poom?

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@phillowe1 @dcfcofficial Should read Yosser..... bloody spell check

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@phillowe1 @dcfcofficial Tosser Burns .... lol, can any one else remember ? Derby v Newcastle. Keegan running the game, up by 2. Burns came on as Sub, stood behind Keegan. First ball up, he nutted him in the back of the head. Keegan retreated to sweeper, Derby won 3-2. What an enterence in a Derby shirt.

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@dcfcofficial @pumafootball Will wear my original 2moro

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@BBCDerby Oh the poor folk who buys these houses when the A38 is shut, locked in for hours ....

[Derby County @dcfcofficial]

Everyone at Derby County Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Birmingham City supporter Paul Pike.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to Paul’s family, friends, and all connected with Birmingham City Football Club. Our thoughts are with them as they come to terms with their loss.

The club would like to place on record its sincere thanks to the Derby County supporters who joined the search efforts over the past week. Their compassion and willingness to help in such difficult circumstances were a credit to our club and the wider football family.

At moments like this, the game comes together to show its true spirit, and we stand alongside Birmingham City in mourning the loss of one of their own.

Rest in peace, Paul.

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@homeofscouse From the Midlands and love both for different experiences

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@sid_lambert Only briefly at Derby, but what an impact, I was so sad to see him move on

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

“Jim Ratcliffe’s comments were outrageous. They are offensive and they were deeply wrong. We do have a problem in our country, and that problem is inequality. It’s not immigration.”

Ellie Chowns on #BBCQT, rejecting attempts to blame migrants for country's problems.

[Niall O'Dowd @NiallODowd]

TRUMP LOSES KEY IRISH GROUP OVER OBAMA SLUR
President Trump has lost the support of Sean Pender, the leader of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the largest Irish group in America group because of his racist Obama comments_
Pender wrote::"The Ancient Order of Hibernians condemns in the strongest possible terms the racist depiction of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama as apes that was shared from President Trump's social media account. This is not a political statement, but a moral one founded in our Irish history and Catholic faith.

We recognize this tactic because it was used against us as Irish Americans.

As an organization founded to combat attacks against Irish immigrants, we know intimately the weaponization of simian imagery. For generations, our ancestors were caricatured as apes in newspapers, political cartoons, and popular culture; portrayed as violent, primitive, and less than human. The influential cartoonist Thomas Nast, whose work appeared in Harper's Weekly throughout the latter half of the 19th century, repeatedly drew Irish immigrants with pronounced simian features equating them with violent primates. These depictions were used to justify discrimination, exclusion, and violence. They stripped our people of dignity and humanity.

The claim that this video was merely an "internet meme" or that critics were engaging in "fake outrage" is both morally bankrupt and historically ignorant. There is nothing lighthearted about reducing any people to apes. This imagery has been used for centuries as a tool of oppression, designed to dehumanize and justify subjugation. It is not humor; it is bigotry.

The subsequent walk-back, blaming an unnamed staffer and claiming the president was unaware, rings hollow. Leadership means accountability. As a leader, the President should be well aware that the captain of a ship is responsible for all who serve under him. When this content appeared on the president's account, the president bears responsibility, regardless of whom he empowered to press the button. The initial defense of this post by staffers as harmless reveals either a shocking ignorance of history or a willful disregard for human dignity.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a nonpartisan organization. We do not endorse political parties or candidates. But we cannot—and will not—remain silent when any human being is dehumanized through the racist imagery that once targeted our own community.

An apology is owed. Not for political expediency, but because it is right. The dehumanizing of people as apes was wrong in the 19th century, it certainly as no place in the 21st.

We call on all people of conscience, regardless of political affiliation, to reject such dehumanization wherever it appears and whoever perpetrates it."

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About the Ancient Order of Hibernians

Founded in 1836, the Ancient Order of Hibernians is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic organization in America. We promote Irish culture and history, defend the Irish and Catholic community, and work toward a free and united Ireland.

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@phillowe1 There was one high up on B shop, it disappeared tho

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@dcfcofficial Seen king kev score two in the last 5 mins, but still lost 3-2

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

The secluded little village of Wycoller nestles in a narrow valley 1½ miles to east of Trawden, Lancashire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

It is well-known for its three ancient bridges which have stood over beck for hundreds, if not thousands of years. They have even outlived Wycoller Hall which stands ruined and desolate. But each of the bridges has its very own tale to tell. There are actually seven bridges in village but pack-horse, clapper and clam bridges are of historic interest because of their great ages.

The famous pack-horse bridge is a two-arched structure spanning Wycoller beck. It is sometimes called Sally’s Bridge after one of Cunliffe family who lived in hall opposite the bridge in 18th Century. Historians have argued about its age, but none of them are certain, but it is thought to either date from 13th or 15th Century. Its construction is a bit of an oddity, in that the arches are not equal to each other and the structure’s base-stone boulders are not level, giving bridge a somewhat precarious appearance because of that – author John Bentley in his fascinating book ‘Portrait of Wycoller’, alludes to this. Coping stones along sides of bridge are significant in that some of them have faint cup-marks in them, indicating that they were brought down from a prehistoric site on  moors above Wycoller and used in bridge’s construction. When walking over bridge ‘you need’ to take care owing to the smoothness of paving slabs which have endured hundreds of years of use.

Clapper bridge, sometimes called Druids’ Bridge, Weavers’ Bridge or Hall Bridge, is just a short distance along beck. This is a primitive structure but of massive proportions consisting of three flat gritstone slabs resting on two stone piers, one being a round-shaped boulder, other a thinner pillar-shaped stone that looks quite fragile, but it is in fact very strong. It was originally a two-slab bridge sup-ported on one central pier. However, bridge has succumbed to floods over years and has had to be reconstructed a few times. Its three slabs are heavily worn by hundreds of years of use. There is a legend that says this bridge led to a grove where druids practiced their strange rituals; there is no sign of this mystical grove or amphitheatre today and handloom weavers of Wycoller have long since hung up their clogs. Clapper bridge is thought to date from 16th-17th Century, though a few historians ‘think’ it might date from before Norman conquest (Bentley, John, 1993).

Third bridge, clam bridge, located ¼ of a mile along track that runs beside beck in Wycoller Dene. This ancient bridge is formed by one single gritstone slab which is some 12ft long. It rests at one end on bank, while on other side it is propped up on some large stones, but it is very secure even though it might look like it is about to fall into beck. At one time there was a wooden safety rail at one side and holes for this can still be seen. Clam bridge is ‘often’ said to date from Bronze or Iron Age and to have originally stoop up-right on moors to north east (as standing stone – menhir), but there again it probably only dates from 15th or 16th Century. Long slender slab is well-worn and great care should be taken when crossing it. In floods of 1989-90 clam bridge was brought crashing down. It has sometimes been mistaken for a tree trunk lying across beck and at a distance it does indeed look like that.

Author John Dixon in his work ‘Historic Walks Around The Pendle Way’, came to conclusion that three Wycoller bridges were of ‘a mid-16th Century’ date. He adds that: “The majority of bridge building was undertaken after Dissolution of monasteries when a moderate number of masons became unemployed and were wandering countryside finding work on many of new bridges which were required as roads became busier and wooden bridges and fords became inadequate.”

🎥 : 'Pack Horse Bridge', in Lancashire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 (🎥© Europe Attractions)

#archaeohistories

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@GuGi263 They love soft dog treats

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@henrywinter Who cares

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@ThisIsIreland3 Hold on the cloves lol

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@Xfinancebull @curiosityonx Arthur C Clarke, 60's Sci-fi. Moon base in natural tunnels to escape radiation, sprinkler system to mirror rain and keep down dust from human skin etc

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@dcfcofficial @DCFCWomen Junior Rams Christmas party 1971 at Tiffany's Babington Lane, still have the badge

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@dcfcofficial @Paulmcgrath5 Shame we never got to meet him, legend

[John Gallagher @JohnfGal]

@bohan_jenn56058 @terrychristian @BoyGeorge @MENnewsdesk Yep, whilst preparing the veg with me Mam for Sunday dinner