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@signsthereading.bsky.social

Tony McGrath. Using signs, advertisements and messages as the inspiration for observation and comment - enlightened and otherwise Commemoration. Memorials. Graves. Headstones. readingthesigns.weebly.com

In case any Edinburgh social history people are interested: I have an MSc student looking at bath- and wash-house usage statistics, and he's turned up a Carnegie report from 1918 with these photos of the Simon Square wash-house.

A large group of women and children ourside a door labelled "Public Washhouses".Interior shot of women standing around with washing equipment.

Israeli forces shot and killed a 17 year old Palestinian footballer during an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank. How is it possible that in less than 3 months, Ireland is supposed to play a football match against Israel? www.rte.ie/news/2026/07...

Palestinian teen dies after settler attack shooting

A 17-year-old Palestinian footballer died a week after he was shot and injured during an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to officials and relatives.

rte.ie