#hibernians

[culturadellastrada]

[lounesdarbois]

When you're on junk you have only one worry: scoring. When you're off it you are suddenly obliged to worry about all sorts of other shite. Got no money: can't get pissed. Got money: drinking too much. Can't get a bird: no chance of a ride. Got a bird: too much hassle. You have to worry about bills, about food, about some football team that never fucking wins, about human relationships and all the things that really don't matter when you've got a sincere and truthful junk habit.

Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting

[shivroy]

through the ages

[kug-the-carrot]

truly the best thing about rangers apprentice is growing up and realizing Halt isn't actually old, and in fact is exactly in the perfect "middle aged hot outdoorsy dad" range. in this essay-

[ultramier]

HC: When Halt returned from Hibernia after Kings of Clonmel he brought home some hair wraps from his home region as a birthday present for Crowley. Crowley loves them and proudly wears them to formal events like banquets, diplomatic meetings and such.

[woso-scotland]

IT'S ALL OVER AT IBROX HIBERNIAN ARE CHAMPIONS OF SCOTLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007!!

[theoakleafpancake]

So for that story study thing I'm doing for my fiction writing class has a current assignment where we write a part of the story we're studying in some other form (am doing The Hibernian). Did some letters to Pritchard from Crowley and wanted to share them on here

Pritchard—

You’d have a good laugh about the mess I’ve gotten myself into today. I know what you always say. That I need to slow down. Well, I didn’t, and now I’ve most likely made myself even more of a target. But if I’m not doing something against Morgarath, then I’m certainly not helping anyone.

I learned you trained another apprentice in Hibernia—a Halt with no last name. He’s a character. A bit gloomy and broody (and apparently not too fond of music), but not a bad chap. There is something strange, though, and I hope to find you again—not that it’s my place to pry into his private life, but he’s got a few secrets up his sleeve. Stumbled on his name, and his hometown. I don’t think he’s a threat—not to me, anyways. Unless he decides he’s had enough of me by tonight. It’s a bit hard to tell whether he likes me or not. He’s not a talkable man, though you would know that. What else do you know about him? Anyways, I should think myself to be likeable enough. (Also—he puts honey in his coffee. Strangest thing I’ve ever seen.)

We’ve arrested three of Morgarath’s men. They caused a disturbance with an innkeeper and his daughter. Also threatened to cut off my nose. Would have, had Halt not stepped in. Now we’re on our way to Morgarath himself and Halt’s come along with me. I feel bad—he came here to join the Corps and, well…the Corps isn’t worth much these days. He wants to see Morgarath for himself. I don’t think he’s the type of person to judge someone based on talk. I don’t blame him, but it’s no matter. Morgarath doesn’t hide his true colors.

Pritchard—

It’s a pity that such a beautiful castle goes to such a rotten man. And by God, Pritchard, you wouldn’t believe how much more arrogant he’s gotten. He treats his audience hall like the King’s throne room. He isn’t anything like a King—I wish I could do us all a favor and get rid of him. But with the Corps falling to pieces, I feel helpless.

The entire meeting went horribly. His oh-so-high-one prefers to be called “lord”—last I saw, I answered to the King, not to a Baron. He cares nothing for his own people and his only solution was to have the soldiers flogged. How cruel can he get? I tried to diffuse the situation as best I could. He seemed strangely interested in Halt, though. Asked him all sorts of questions. It was interesting to watch their interaction. Halt seemed to almost match his attitude in everything, like he’d known Morgarath for decades. Had no shame—I applaud him. Oh, and he said his last name. It’s Arratey? Arratay? Sounds odd. As a matter of fact, it sounds like the Gallic word for “halt.” I’m assuming he did that on purpose. That would make more sense, actually. So he does have a sense of humor after all. 

Pritchard—

I doubt any of these letters will ever make it to you, but writing these down is better than talking to myself. Halt seems to think that Morgarath encourages his soldiers to cause chaos. I should have known better myself. 

We did part ways. I was almost hoping he’d come with me, but he was bent on going to Gallica to find work. I can’t blame him. But he gave me an idea of my own, and I’m inclined to follow it. There’s twelve Rangers left. Real Rangers, not the bucket heads that the Commandant is paid to hire. If I can find them, we could do something about all of this. Not too sure what. But it’s better than waiting to be charged.

Oh—did I say we parted ways? Right, we did, at least until Morgarath sent more men after me. So I’m officially next on the list to be banished. Anyways, Halt came back at the right time and we took care of them. He says he came back for his fletching jig. I think he missed me.

I convinced him to join the rest of us. If there will be a rest of us. Funny, he came up with the idea, but it took a bit of pushing for him to agree. He doesn’t seem so keen on any form of authority. But if this is all over, I think he’d be a good Ranger. But at least now, I don’t have to make this journey by myself.

So we’re on the run now. Closest Ranger is Leander in Dacton Fief, if he hasn’t been taken care of already. I wish you were here. This would be a lot better with your guidance, but I remember everything you’ve taught me. I won’t let you down, Pritchard. 

[sanctus-ingenium]

I've been reading Said The Black Horse and I'm having the time of my life, thank you so much for sharing it! :) I know pronunciation questions can be annoying, but I was curious if you've ever made a pronunciation guide? Islin brought up this question specifically because I wasn't sure if his name was a variant Aisling (Iselin) or something else entirely. If there were any special thoughts behind names I would love to know too. Thank you <3

I apologise for the fuckery that went into making Islin's name but it is pronounced Ish-La, it's an Aquitanian spelling of Uisleadh which is itself a very corrupted version of Uisneach from the Ulster Cycle :) I wanted a name that demonstrated a little bit of how modern Inver language (which is not 1:1 Hibernian, it developed from a pidgin of french and irish) changed over the years. You can see more of it in the place names. Atm there's no pronunciation guide I've done out

[cowgirlfxcker]

List of women who I think would make the DL males cry

Cher

Effy Stonem (Skins G1+2)

Björk

O-Ren Ishii (Kill Bill: Volume I)

Dee (Deandra) Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Regina George (Mean Girls)

Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada)

Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)

Carmilla (Carmilla + Castlevania)

Jennifer (Jennifer's Body)

Emma Frost (X-Men)

Katie Fitch (Skins G2)

Sevika (Arcane)

Rhiannon Lewis (Sweetpea)

Ada Wong (Resident Evil 2,4,6)

Cleo de Nile (Monster High G1)

Sadie Adler (Red Dead Redemption II)

Rhea Ripley

Rarity (My Little Pony)

Ceechyna

Snow White (Shrek 3)

JoJo Siwa

Nicole (Class of 09)

Jecka (Class of 09)

Emily (Class of 09)

Philomena Cunk

Junko Saotome (Nana)

Jackie (Yellowjackets)

Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)

Judge Judy

Margaret Thatcher

Ramona Singer (The Real Housewives of NY)

Ethel Cain

Saira (We Are Lady Parts)

[cinematic-literature]

The Holdovers (2023) by Alexander Payne

Book title: Hibernian Nights (1964) by Seumas MacManus

[scotianostra]

Happy 63rd birthday to The Proclaimers Charlie and Craig Reid born on 5th March 1962.

The twins were born in Leith's Eastern General Hospital but It's not known if the sun was shining at the time.

Growing up in Edinburgh, Cornwall, and the Fife town Auchtermuchty, they listened to early rock & roll and country, gravitating toward artists like Jerry Lee Lewis and Hank Williams. After playing in various punk bands during their school years, they formed The Proclaimers in 1983 and quickly developed a regional fan base with a particularly devoted following in Inverness. As an acoustic duo singing -style harmonies in the mid-‘80s.

After touring with the Housemartins the Scottish duo were signed by Chrysalis records, they were immediately compared to the Everly Brothers. Considering their energetic, melodic folk-rock, the comparison made some sense, even though the Proclaimers didn’t really sound like the Everlys. Instead, the band was a post-punk pop band, aggressively displaying their thick accents on sweet, infectiously melodic songs about love, politics, and life in Scotland. After two albums in the late '80s,This Is the Story and Sunshine on Leith, the second featured one of my fave songs by the twins, My Old Friend The Blues, a Steve Earle song about depression.Sunshine on Leith has been certified multi-Platinum in Australia and Canada, selling over 2 million copies worldwide, including around 700,000 in the United States. Even if you are not a Hibs fan, most of you will admire the rendition belted out by their fans, it's one of the best anthems in world football in my opinion.

The band disappeared for several years, suffering from personal problems and severe writer’s block. When their 1988 song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” was used in the 1993 film Benny & Joon, the duo began to receive massive radio airplay in America, sending them into the Top Ten in the U.S., as well as the rest of the world; it was their first taste of worldwide success.

Luckily, the band was close to completing their third album at the time, Hit the Highway, leaving them in a position to capitalise on their success. The single Let’s Get Married received little attention, and the band pretty much disappeared in the eyes of the general public, but diehard fans like myself knew they were special and still had loads to offer.

They made various contributions to several movie soundtracks – Dumb & Dumber and Bottle Rocket – during the latter part of the decade, but family priorities took full scale.

The new millennium gave us a much more fresh sounding Proclaimers. They inked a new U.S. deal with Nettwerk, and Persevere marked Craig and Charlie Reid’s fourth album, and my favourite. It was a return to form; singing about the grim and glory of their native Scotland, but also a sign of the prime of life, my pick of the album being Scotland’s Story which drew parallels between historical migrations to Scotland and arrivals of more recent immigrants.

2022 saw the twins release their 13th studio album, What The Audience Knew, they have also released three compilation albums and continue to record and tour, although there are no concert dates for The Proclaimers scheduled in 2025. The are often seen, mainly separately, stoating about Edinburgh, most often around the Tollcross area.

I have chosen a great song, Life with you, from 2007 album of the same name.

[biggestqiblifan]

HaltxCrowley (with Caitlyn tagging on)

So, imagine this.

Crowley has just royally pissed Halt off.

So Halt yells at him.

In Hibernian.

Crowley might just be a little scared now.

Caitlyn is trying (and failing) to hold in laughter.

Halt realizes that Caitlyn is there. He panics for the 4th time in his life.

Halt: DON'T YOU DARE!

Caitlyn later tells Pauline.

Caitlyn: And then I quote he said;

Ok, him being panicked for the 3rd time is perfect.

But...

Why do I feel like he just confessed his love to Crowley.

Like:

"I love you so much, but you make it really hard to not pommel you sometimes when your brain turns to that of a donkey! However, sometimes you REALLY piss me off, LIKE RIGHT NOW!! I'm going to squish you Crowley, but not in the way I want to!!!!!"

Pauline then goes to Halt.

Pauline: Can we keep her?

Halt is now sitting here, worrying about the gang teaming up with Caitlyn and going up against him.

This may be the one battle he (nor his dignity) will not survive.

Because, lets be honest. If he REALLY insulted Crowley, he wouldn't care.

Halt style.

(Art is not by me, I just added the sunglasses)

(Ok, I need "Halt Style" to be a thing now)

[shivroy]

more pigs

[incorrect-rangers-quotes]

i totally subscribe to the headcanon (au?) that halt's not his real name btw. in my mind it goes like, he only spoke hibernian when he first came to araluen and met a guard patrol or something. they tried to stop him and he dipped, but that left such an impression on him that next time someone asked for his name he went "halt" out of sheer instinct. and the person who asked was crowley so he didn't think twice about it and just went "you wanna join my revolution" and halt said "ya" and then they stayed best friends for 50 years

[rogerquail]

Some things I liked at the new Royal Hibernian Exhibition in Dublin.

Fiona White - 'Beggars Belief' (detail)

Helen Merrigan Colfer - 'Daisy Chained - Hybrid'

Mary O'Connor - 'Beacon 1' (detail)

Michael Kobuladze - 'Aurora' (detail)

[theoakleafpancake]

So I have to choose a short story to study throughout my fiction writing class and my ra obsession arises once more. Flanagan I have never been so thankful for The Lost Stories in my life