The Wild Gees

Five Gees, Two Sheelas and The Tower

From Dublin 8, we travel all the way across the Liffey to Stoneybatter and a very special meet up. During our first trip, when we came up with the name The Wild Gees we thought we were being fierce clever and original. Turns out there were two

Not that Bloomsday Book

Trying to find time for a Wild Gees get-together has been a challenge but we managed a whole 48 hours recently to squeeze in some adventures. Day 1 began with a walking tour of Dublin 8 which coincided with Bloomsday, though despite an occasional reading from said

Covid and the Map

Covid almost scuppered our chance to see The Map in Rua Red but The Wild Gees found a way

Smashing, striking and rising: some commemorated women

A Wild Gees trip into Dublin city reveals commemorations to women on both sides of the Liffey, and across it.

The Wildest of Gees: the Curragh Wrens

Summer 2021 update: With restrictions easing and all of us vaxxed, we’ve finally been able to meet up for some Wild Gees adventures. These have been a series of day trips rather than a full trip as we’re still a bit wary of travel but we managed to fit quite a lot of gees into these! Rather than group by days, we’ve written about some of the themes that emerged over those days. Women’s histories, mythologies and prehistories are everywhere in Ireland, if you know where to look. We hope our recent adventures give you some ideas for discovering some yourself.

On the hunt for Sheelas, old and new

Our first Wild Gees trip of 2021 involves Sheelas old and recent, a new theory and an old favourite

Creating Nora: a reflection on Women’s History Month

A reflection on Women’s History Month, Wikipedia, the Decade of Commemorations and the letter N

Grá for mná on Nollaig na mBán

For Nollaig na mBán 2021, we are celebrating some Wild Gees heroes and highlighting the issue of domestic violence

Book Shop Day thread: The Art of the Glimpse

Book review of The Art of the Glimpse, a collection of Irish short stories edited by Wild Gees fav Sinéad Gleeson.

Reading A Ghost in the Throat

A review of Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s A Ghost in the Throat, which explores the life of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, author of Caoineadh Art Uí Laoghaire, whose story has been overshadowed by the men in her life.