Writing
Are we indigenous in Ireland? Part 2 & 3
by Jimmy Billings Originally posted as Instagram posts I suggest reading my earlier post from last year on this first, plus the ‘What does being Irish mean?’ post for added context. All posts will also available to read on my website. This series of posts comes as a...
Developmentalism is one of the most pervasive and harmful of modernity’s myths
By Jimmy Billings © Originally posted to Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tuiscintnatalun Developmentalism is a deeply entrenched narrative in modern societies that leads us to believe that some humans are developed, others are undeveloped or developing, and that...
Reflection on grief
by Jimmy Ó Briain Billings Originally posted as an Instagram post Saudade; cianalas; joyful sorrows.. Sméara dubha in full fruit. Bláthanna fiáine blooming and busy with bees. Warmth from the sun on my skin as the first chill in the evening breeze viscerally reminds...
Land and ancestral revitalisation as decolonising practices in Ireland
By Jimmy Billings © Originally published in Unapologetic Magazine (Issue 1 - 2021) Land and ancestral revitalisation as decolonising practices in Ireland The decolonial task is to understand and face the loss of relational worlds and, with them, the loss of earth. It...
What does being ‘Irish’ mean?
by Jimmy Billings Originally posted as an Instagram post What does being ‘Irish’ mean? ‘Irish’ (an English word) is a culturally homogenising colonial identity that was made for us by the British following centuries of our Gaelic ancestors minds being emptied, their...
(Course) Decolonizing relationality in Ireland: unravelling whiteness and Irish identity
Eight session course over eight weeks. Dates Current availabilities: Every Sunday from 16th October to 4th December inclusive. 17:30-19:45 Irish time. Course overview What does ‘Irishness’ mean? Where did this 'identity' come from? What would it look like to unravel...
What does ‘Indigenous’ mean? Do we get to use it in Ireland?
by Jimmy Billings Originally posted as an Instagram post What does ‘Indigenous’ mean? Do we get to use it in Ireland? ‘Indigenous’ is a politicised cultural identity that has been created through colonialism’s violent encounter with particular groups of people....
Decolonial possibilities in Ireland: visions of relational becoming with the island
By Jimmy Billings © Originally published in Airmid's Journal May 2021 Issue Decolonial possibilities in Ireland: visions of relational becoming with the island My turn to state an equation: colonization = ‘thing-ification’. I hear the storm. They talk to me about...