#Seán O'Donnell

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Day 22: V - Vows.- Seán and Ailis

[Link to the challenge here.]

[Write your otp+’s wedding vows or, if you prefer: love letters to each other.]

“Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.” -Westley, The Princess Bride

HPHM - 1975

Mo grá, 

I miss you more each day, Ailis. It has been a little over a year since you passed, my dear. Luckily, each day gets a little easier. Our five beautiful children have made all of this possible. By the way, Cian, Ryan, Cara, Sara, and Conor send you all of their love. They miss you a lot too. Enclosed is a small drawing from each of them. Cian signed his name on his. I wrote Ryan’s, Cara’s, Sara’s, and Conor’s names on each of them, mo grá. 

My parents have moved in with me to help with the children. Cian is doing his best, but I fear that he is becoming lost. He was always closer to you, my dear. He shall start at Hogwarts next year. It’s a scary thought sending our child into the world. I fear that the world will bend him to their will and his grief will consume him. But, there is only so much that I can do for him. 

The quadruplets have started talking, not much tough and Ma and Dad have helped me locate a speech therapist for them. Ryan cannot say the “l” sound when it starts a word. He replaces it with the “w” sound. It is quite sweet. Cara is unable to say “s” or “z.” She replaces them with the “th” sounds. Sara’s speech is the best of the four of them, and Conor is still lagging and has less words than the others. 

Mo grá, I don’t believe that I will fall in love again. I believe that you are my one love. I don’t wish to burden you, if you even are able to know what I’m writing to you. I highly doubt most women would be interested in a widower with five children, including toddler quadruplets. You are once in a lifetime, mo grá. 

Love, 

Your forever loving husband, Seán 

HPMA - 1992 

Seán, my love, 

It has been a year since they took you away from us. I miss you dearly each day. The children miss you as well. I don’t know if you’re watching over us like your religion tells us you are. Maybe this is just for my peace of mind, a way to ease my heart ache. I have gone on a few dates these past few months. But none of them are you. I knew that already, but most men run scared when they find out about the children. 

Kingsley Shacklebolt has reached out to me more than once, offering his condolences and returning all the trinkets and photographs that you kept in your office. It seems wild to think that our wedding was nearly fifteen years ago. We looked so young in those photographs. You looked as handsome as ever, my love, with your black hair and blue eyes. I see your eyes in our sweet Conor, the most. Cara’s and Sara’s blues are extremely close as well. Ryan’s eyes are closer to your mother’s with their bright green. They are growing up before my eyes, my love. They are the same age as Cian was when we lost him. Three. If you are together, tell our sweet oldest son that Mummy loves him. 

Seán, I never expected to fall in love with you. But, I believe that you will be the sole love of my life. I have no interest in dating other men and have never gone beyond dinner with them. I meant it when I said I miss you each day. There are little reminders of you, everywhere. In our beautiful, precious children, in our home, out in the fields. Every time it thunders, I think of you. I once told Ryan that each clap of thunder was Daddy telling him how proud he is of him. I love you, Seán Michael O’Donnell. That will never change. I tell our children each day how much you love them. 

Love you forever, 

Ailis 

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Listen #free in #Spotify: "Crush" by Noise Ratchet, Seán O'Donnell https://spoti.fi/315r2e0

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The Bell: A Magazine of Ireland To-day - 20 assorted issues, 1947 - 1953

Edited by Peadar O'Donnell. The Bell, Dublin, 1947-53. First edition. Softcovers, printed wraps. Issues Very Good or better.

20 issues of this seminal Irish magazine founded in 1940 by Seán Ó Faoláin and considered by many to be the most important literary and intellectual journal of Ireland in the twentieth century. O’Donnell took over editorship in 1946.

Issues are: August 1947, January 1948, March 1948, November 1950, February 1951, June 1951, July 1951, August 1951, November 1951, March 1952, April 1952, May 1952, June 1952, July 1952, October 1952, November 1952, December 1952, January 1953, Summer 1953, Autumn 1953

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Calls for appropriate steps over PBP TD's judge commentUpdated / Thursday, 25 Jun 2020 21:34    

Minister for Justice has written to the Ceann Comhaírle and to the Chief Justice

By Orla O'Donnell

The Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has written to the Ceann Comhaírle of the Dáil to ask him to take appropriate steps in relation to comments made in the house by People before Profit TD Bríd Smith about a High Court judge.

Ms Smith's comments and posts on social media in relation to the issue have also been strongly condemned by the association representing the country's judges, as well as organisations representing barristers and solicitors.

It is understood the Minister has also written to the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, about the matter.

Ms Smith criticised high court judge Mr Justice Garrett Simons following a judgment given by him on Tuesday in which he found that legislation allowing for legally enforceable pay and conditions to be set for thousands of workers, particularly in lower paid roles, was unconstitutional.  

The judge found against the State parties in the case. They have 21 days to decide whether or not to appeal. Ms Smith described the judgment as a "declaration of war" on workers' protections. She also posted a meme featuring the judge on her Facebook page.

In his letter to the Ceann Comhaírle, Seán Ó Fearghail, Minister Flanagan said he was gravely concerned by what he described as a highly personalised, inappropriate and inflammatory attack on a high court judge.  

He said it trespassed on the separation of powers and represented an attack on democracy itself.

The minister said Ms Smith had not only made remarks on the Dáil record but was waging "something of a campaign" on social media, including posting photographs of the judge in question.

He said the Irish judiciary had never hesitated to rule against the Government of the day, and he was appalled by attempts made by a TD to politicise the judicial branch of government in this way.  

Mr Flanagan asked the Ceann Comhaírle to take appropriate steps to defend the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary.

In a statement issued by the Association of Judges, they said that the judge gave a detailed and carefully reasoned judgment.  

They said anyone was entitled to disagree with any judgment given by any court and do so trenchantly.

However, they said the comments made by Ms Smith went beyond what was acceptable in a properly functioning democracy founded on the rule of law.

Ms Smith's comments were also condemned by the organisations representing the country's barristers and solicitors.

The Chairman of the Council of the Bar of Ireland, Mícheál P O'Higgins, said a personalised attack by a member of Dáil Éireann amounted to an attack on democracy and he said it was something all of society should be gravely concerned about.

Mr O'Higgins said in every legal case there were two sides and it was inevitable one side would not be entirely pleased with the outcome.  

He said it was the role of the judge to apply the rule of law as set down by legislators, with impartiality and objectivity.

He also said for a legislator to personally criticise a judge for doing the job society asked them to do was dangerous and completely unacceptable. The President of the Law Society of Ireland Michele O'Boyle said Ms Smith's remarks were "shocking, unwarranted and dangerous".  

Ms O'Boyle said a politician could disagree with a judge's decision and could appeal it or seek a change in the law.

However, she said it was not appropriate for a politician to launch a personalised attack on a judge's impartiality or integrity, adding that it threatened respect for rule of law, which protected everyone.

In their statement, the judges said Ms Smith and her party made a number of outrageous and unwarranted comments in relation to the judge on Facebook and on Twitter.

They go "far beyond the boundaries of legitimate criticism", the judges said, and amount to an extraordinary and wholly unjustified attack on the integrity and independence of the judge.

They said a suggestion that his ruling was ideologically motivated was baseless and dangerous and the fact that such comments were made by a member of Dáil Éireann was particularly concerning.

The association says all judges have to make a declaration, required by the Constitution, that they will carry out their functions without fear or favour, affection or ill will, towards anyone and will uphold the Constitution and the laws of the State.  

The judge decided the case on the basis of facts, legal submissions, and case law, including previous rulings of the Supreme Court and acted entirely in accordance with the declaration.

They said he found against the State and the State was free to appeal the decision if it wished.

The Association emphasised that judges in other jurisdictions do not enjoy the same degree of independence, adding that those who make unpopular decisions are subject to attacks which aim to delegitimise the judicial process and undermine public confidence in judicial independence.    

They said this had never been a feature of political discourse in this state and it would be very regrettable if it was to be considered acceptable now.

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Day 18: R - Rain.- Seán and Ailis (the quads’ parents)

[Link to the challenge is here.]

[Are the otp+ caught up in the bad weather, cozy inside, or are they somewhere like on a space ship or in the middle of the desert yearning for a good storm?]

Seán O’Donnell gently pulls his sweater over his head. He hands to his beautiful new wife, Ailis. He still can’t believe that Ailis had actually married him. After all, they’ve been married less than a week. They’re walking along the sandy coast somewhere in Donegal. 

“Here you are, mo grá,” he says, handing Ailis his sweater. 

“Seán, my love, I cannot take your sweater. It’s freezing,” Ailis says. 

“Ailis, I’ll be fine. You were shivering and I want you to take it.” 

Ailis sighs, but she allows him to wrap her in the thick sweater that he’d been wearing. He grins and wraps his hand tightly around hers. They walk quietly down the beach, hand in hand. There’s the low grumble of thunder suddenly. Seán swears loudly, and Ailis laughs, kissing his cheek. 

“We’ve both grown up here, my love. We know how the weather works,” she says and Seán can feel the heat creeping up his cheeks. 

“I just hoped we would be able to avoid the rain on our walk. It’s the first day that it hasn’t been raining, mo grá,” he replies, and both of them have started walking faster, towards the small cottage Seán’s parents had rented for them to have a nice two week honeymoon. 

“I know, but we can do other things in the cottage.” 

“Was that intentionally suggestive?” 

He smirks when Ailis hits him on the shoulder. He fakes a little gasp that it actually hurt. What, he loves watching the blush forming on her cheeks. Or maybe it’s that he loves that he can make the blush form. 

“God, I love you,” he says. 

“Love you too, Seán,” Ailis says, and he leans over to kiss her. 

It’s short as fat raindrops begin to fall on them. They move quickly across the beach, trying to get to the cottage before they get soaked. The rain is coming down harder, now. There’s more thunder and Seán catches a flash of lightning on the horizon. 

“Race ya!” he exclaims, suddenly. 

“Oh you’re on, O’Donnell!” Ailis yells back. 

“You’re O’Donnell now as well!” 

“Still means that I’ll be able to kick your ass!” 

“We’ll see about that!” 

“You’re clumsy!” 

“Am not!”

“Seán, hun, you ran into me twice. Literally.” 

“I was twelve the first time!” 

“What’s your excuse for the second time?” 

“You were beyond beautiful!” 

“Smartass!” 

Seán smirks and breaks out into a full run. They both manage to reach the small cottage at the same time. They’re both soaked to the bone and the wind has started howling. They slip into the cottage. Seán moves to the fireplace and pulls his wand out. 

“Incendio!” he mutters and flames ignite, filling the room with a subtle heat. “Why don’t you go out on some dry clothes, mo grá?”

“Alright,” Ailis says before frowning. “You should as well. I’d rather my husband not get sick on our honeymoon.” 

“Okay.” 

It doesn’t take either of them long to change into dry clothes. They curl up on the couch, each with a mug of tea. Seán smiles, wrapping an arm around Ailis’s shoulders. They quietly listen to the thunder cracking overhead and the wind rattling the windows. Every once in a while, lightning illuminates the room. 

So maybe the day didn’t turn out how I pictured it, but I’ll take having her wrapped in my arms any day, Seán thinks. 

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@SeanOgCairns: BTS of Find Me In Paris. Taking some notes from the legend that is @directedbyRT. The sooner I get back on set with these guys, the better! #TimeCollectors #FindMeInParis #LénaRêvedÉtoile [x]

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Happy late FFWF

Any headcanons for the O'Donnell quads pre Hogwarts?

[ellie-e-marcovitz 😊]

— The quads have visited Hogwarts before they turned eleven. For the 1975-1976 school year, their father taught Defense Against the Dark Arts. A widower and single father, Seán often taught with one of his two-year-olds on his hip.

— There was a lot of tragedy in the quads’ pre-Hogwarts years. Shortly before their first birthday, they lost their mother to an unknown illness. A few years later, they lost their father. Within a few months, they also lost both their grandparents.

— Ryan, Cara, Sara, and Conor spent a lot of their days exploring the land surrounding Lynch Manor, including the cliff that their great-grandfather and great-great-uncle fell off of. They would also explore the muggle town about ten miles away from the manor.

— Their close bond was really forged in the years before Hogwarts, when they moved in with their distant, cold and cruel uncle. They leaned on each other and were just generally there for one another.

— When they were about ten, the quads decided to buy bikes. They saved their money and exchanged wizard money for muggle money and they each bought a bike. Ryan’s bike was a bright red. Cara’s was a pale blue. Sara’s was a deep purple and Conor’s was a dark blue.

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🌓 O'Donnell quads [ellie-e-marcovitz 😊]

Seán O’Donnell and Ailis Lynch have two first meetings.

Their first meeting was at Hogwarts. They were both sorted into Ravenclaw and happened to sit next to each other during the welcoming feast. They hit it off but never became close friends during their Hogwarts years.

Their second meeting, and the one that really mattered, happened in 1959. Seán literally ran into Ailis, spilling his drink all over her. He apologized profusely, his cheeks going bright red. Ailis managed to laugh and reassure him that his spilled drink wasn’t actually a problem. A year later, their relationship moved from platonic to romantic. This was followed by a marriage two years later and in the next dozen or so years, they added five children to their lives. Of course, they would also end tragically yet happily, with Seán refusing to take off his wedding ring.

Send me a 🌓 + an OC and I’ll tell you how their parents met