Fergal O' Dowd

Nature, Land, Sea, an Ghaeilge and All things Sport. Liom féin mo bharúlacha. Lecturer @ATU_ie

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

@ConOMeara1 American Mink

[Mostly on Bluesky/Threads now. For obvious reasons @CultureFilePod]

The Culture File Debate: The "Wild" Word Recorded live at Dublin Book Festival, writer and artist, Lisa Fingleton, Nature File's Anja Murray, sailor and artist, Gwen Wilkinson, along with The Naturalist Bookshelf's Paddy Woodworth, join Luke Clancy to in… https://t.co/bLxblW0xWp

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A continental drift flipbook, by Christopher Scotese

[full paper & DYI: https://t.co/9dake0oxoa]

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

Seaweed was common food in Europe for thousands of years, researchers find https://t.co/0S59Gaw27b

[ATU Galway City @ATU_GalwayCity]

Our #Heritage programmes link heritage with history, geography, archaeology, tourism, genealogy, museum studies, and folklore. Interested?

Heritage programmes in #Galway include work placements, field trips and study abroad opportunities.

See - https://t.co/SWZMRyw6af

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

@bbarclay9 @ATU_Mayo @AoibheannNiD @FionaWhite0507 @HearnsNiamh Go raibh maith agat @bbarclay9

[EPA Ireland @EPAIreland]

During March, rainfall in Ireland was above average nearly everywhere and was wettest in the south and east of the country. Average river flows were above the long-term average at 67% of river monitoring stations.

Check out our March Hydrology Bulletin: https://t.co/VJyssrSy2Y

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

Many people asking us about #bumblebees at the moment - why they’re seeing them on the ground - so here’s a quick thread to explain what they’re up to. Please #retweet as every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year! 1/8

[Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler]

‘Hey ChatGPT, write a 500-word travel article about Mayo’s Inishkea island.’
Scarily passable.

[Climate Services @ Met Éireann @METclimate]

October 2022 - Very mild and wet. 7 stations had their wettest October on record. The 17th consecutive month with above average mean temperatures at most synoptic stations. See more here - https://t.co/ezghGrLnL8

[ATU Mayo @ATU_Mayo]

What a view! History & Geography students exploring intertidal ecology in a stunning setting. The joys of fieldwork. @atu_ie @ATU_GalwayCity @OFlynnATU @justinkerr123 @fergodowd @ATU_HRG

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

@colmtobin @MHayesmusic https://t.co/UTqtGJmka4

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

Before and after. #StormBarra Galway taking its toll at Rinville Point from early December. #CoastalErosion by a thousand cuts.

[Irish Offshore Buoy Data @TaobhNaGaoithe]

Buoy M4 just recorded a Sig Wave H. measurement of 9.14 m which is in the top 5% ever recorded in January at this buoy

[Tuairisc @tuairiscnuacht]

COMÓRTAS NA NOLLAG!
Ciseán de gach leabhar a d’fhoilsigh an teach foilsitheoireachta An Gúm i mbliana & cóip den Fhoclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge le bronnadh againn. Níl le déanamh le cur isteach ar an gcomórtas breá seo ach croí a thabhairt don phictiúr seo & é a roinnt.

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

@MayoCorncrake77 A few nettles along the way too hopefully.

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

He wasn’t that happy with his tools but the wee man got a few trees planted for @GalwayNPC at Loch an tSáile on Saturday 😅

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

@freda_hatton Dea-chomartha! Bíodh an-time agat!

[Fergal O' Dowd @fergodowd]

@lysaght_sean @JanineGinn @AoibheannNiD @SharonBoyle Nice start to the day @JanineGinn