Humans Of Shop Street Is The New Twitter Account You Absolutely Have To Follow

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Twitter can be a strange place.

Just this week, it appears that Ed Sheeran left the social media network to avoid the volume of hatred he was getting from trolls every day.

However, there is another side to Twitter that involves nothing but wit, merrymaking and laughter.

And this is perfectly encapsulated by our newest Twitter obsession, Humans Of Shop St.

This newest Twitter page is growing more popular by the second, and with curator Darach Ó Séaghdha at the helm – the content is scripted to perfection.

Óengus Ó Creacháin has a pocket watch, moustache wax, a ribbon typewriter and a phonograph. He thinks email is old-fashioned. He’s 22.

— Humans Of Shop St. (@HumansOfShopSt) July 11, 2017

Saorfhlaith Nic Corráin is collecting buttercups & dandelions. She will infuse gin with them and serve it in jamjars with homemade lemonade.

— Humans Of Shop St. (@HumansOfShopSt) July 11, 2017

Darach Ó Séaghdha is marinading two steaks in wasabi and soy sauce while he reads a book on Brehon Law.

— Humans Of Shop St. (@HumansOfShopSt) July 9, 2017

The page’s bio describes itself as: ”Character sketches based on random Irish names from http://www.fantasynamegenerato… . A @theirishfor side-project.”

Darach spoke to Lovin.ie about the new set-up, and how it all came to be:

”One of my followers on @theirishfor – the very nice @GuyLeJeune – sent me a link to a writers’ tool; it’s a character name generator. I tried it out. The Irish names – which were intended to be used for druids and Celtic warriors – mostly sounded more like Gaeilgeoir hipsters to me. It just evolved from there!”

He also spoke from experience…

”I have a very Irish name myself (Darach Ó Séaghdha) so I know the stereotypes people have of us, so it was fun to send that up a bit. ”

Baodán Ó Connmhaigh was the first man in Ireland to notice a mismatch between Bono’s statements and actions.

— Humans Of Shop St. (@HumansOfShopSt) July 10, 2017

Tomás Ó Maoilsheachnaill is roaring at the under-9s as they run around a wet pitch. They won’t get away with this eejitry in the under-10s.

— Humans Of Shop St. (@HumansOfShopSt) July 8, 2017

Seárlas Ó Gríofa has asked you and your friends to be silent for a moment because his friend Muirt is about to drop a little sean-nós.

— Humans Of Shop St. (@HumansOfShopSt) July 7, 2017

The tweets are all sorts of spectacular – and they just keep on coming.

And that’s not all…

Fans of this sort of lark will be happy to know that Ó Séaghdha is releasing a book of the same ilk, Motherfoclóir: Dispatches From A Not-So Dead Language which will be ready to purchase come September.

Check out the Twitter page for yourself right here, and until next time – slán go fóill a chairde Gael.