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So, I was thinking about the various Irish blog aggregators, Planet.journals.ie, IrishBlogs.ie, and IrishBlogs.info. Michele’s Irishblogs.info attempts to “rank” the blogs by hits, but many of the Irish webloggers don’t include that hit-counting HTML snippet in their web pages, so quite a few are probably missing; on top of that, RSS readers don’t count. It lists me as #3, which I knew was definitely wrong, anyway ;)

However, it occurred to me that an alternative way to compute a “top 100” would be to use the Technorati rank of each blog, and make a table based on that; that’d measure the blogs by Technorati’s readership-estimation algorithm, which may still be faulty, of course, but worth a try… I was curious, so I gave it a go, and here’s the results. Enjoy!

Update: This table is no longer up-to-date — a much fresher version is now available over here, and will be updated regularly.

• Top 100 by rank / inbound blog links
• Top 100 by inbound links

Top 100 by rank / inbound blog links:

Position	Rank	Inbound blogs	Inbound links	Blog
1	2940	638	1931	http://www.tomrafteryit.net/
2	6636	371	1280	http://www.mulley.net/
3	8231	315	625	http://twentymajor.blogspot.com/
4	10984	249	512	http://www.natterjackpr.com/
5	15720	181	409	http://www.avalon5.com/
6	18897	151	315	http://irish.typepad.com/irisheyes/
7	19364	148	472	http://www.gavinsblog.com/
8	21214	136	385	http://www.blather.net/
9	21715	133	968	http://ocaoimh.ie/
10	22210	132	399	http://eirepreneur.blogs.com/eirepreneur/
11	22258	130	323	http://thetorturegarden.blogspot.com/
12	23921	122	351	http://www.dehora.net/journal/
13	24143	121	199	http://www.atlanticblog.com/
14	24828	118	174	http://freestater.blogspot.com/
15	25570	115	260	http://arseblog.com/WP
16	25570	115	246	http://tcal.net/
17	27174	109	252	http://www.digitalrights.ie/
18	27189	110	169	http://cork2toronto.blogspot.com/
19	28004	106	731	http://taint.org/
20	29008	103	286	http://unitedirelander.blogspot.com/
21	29008	103	232	http://www.nialler9.com/blog
22	29008	103	175	http://clickhere.blogs.ie/
23	29978	100	270	http://www.mneylon.com/blog
24	31954	95	901	http://www.irishelection.com/
25	33397	91	231	http://memex.naughtons.org/
26	34121	89	370	http://siciliannotes.blogspot.com/
27	35022	86	285	http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog
28	35022	86	146	http://www.cfdan.com/
29	35858	84	904	http://www.pkellypr.com/blog
30	36223	84	255	http://www.thinkingoutloud.biz/
31	37735	80	175	http://www.dervala.net/
32	39719	76	207	http://backseatdrivers.blogspot.com/
33	40078	76	229	http://fdelondras.blogspot.com/
34	40276	75	203	http://www.mediangler.com/
35	40821	74	128	http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/blog
36	44148	69	122	http://outofambit.blogspot.com/
37	45075	67	147	http://www.podleaders.com/
38	45075	67	87	http://www.aidanf.net/
39	45729	66	238	http://www.argolon.com/
40	46477	65	201	http://www.sarahcarey.ie/
41	46477	65	191	http://disillusionedlefty.blogspot.com/
42	47586	64	141	http://www.johnbreslin.com/blog
43	48011	63	66	http://www.branedy.net/
44	52278	58	398	http://dossing.blogspot.com/
45	54710	56	155	http://redmum.blogspot.com/
46	55758	55	103	http://richarddelevan.blogspot.com/
47	56390	54	148	http://donal.wordpress.com/
48	56390	54	129	http://prettycunning.net/blog
49	57527	53	104	http://www.dublinblog.ie/
50	58724	52	167	http://www.tuppenceworth.ie/blog
51	58724	52	102	http://www.inter-actions.biz/blog/
52	59920	51	101	http://seanmcgrath.blogspot.com/
53	60315	51	76	http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen/
54	62483	49	112	http://www.infactah.com/
55	62885	49	118	http://mamanpoulet.blogspot.com/
56	63869	48	229	http://icecreamireland.com/
57	68503	45	93	http://www.web2ireland.org/
58	68503	45	75	http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/
59	68503	45	73	http://vipglamour.net/
60	68824	45	193	http://imeall.blogspot.com/
61	72248	43	81	http://planetpotato.blogs.com/planet_potato_an_irish_bl/
62	73843	42	149	http://lettertoamerica.blogs.com/
63	73843	42	119	http://www.kenmc.com/
64	73843	42	102	http://www.pmooney.net/blogsphe.nsf
65	73843	42	70	http://bohanna.typepad.com/pureplay/
66	75725	41	107	http://bonhom.ie/
67	75725	41	93	http://www.bibliocook.com/
68	75725	41	78	http://shittyfirstdraft.blogspot.com/
69	77680	40	225	http://bestofbothworlds.blogspot.com/
70	77680	40	134	http://www.stdlib.net/%7Ecolmmacc
71	77957	40	82	http://davesrants.com/
72	79732	39	103	http://ricksbreakfastblog.blogspot.com/
73	80012	39	92	http://manuel-estimulo.blogspot.com/
74	81970	38	91	http://gingerpixel.com/
75	82240	38	248	http://www.linksheaven.com/
76	84304	37	726	http://thelimerick.blogspot.com/
77	84304	37	127	http://www.ryderdiary.com/
78	84304	37	83	http://morgspace.net/
79	84304	37	64	http://talideon.com/weblog/
80	86729	36	140	http://www.damienblake.com/
81	86729	36	124	http://irisheagle.blogspot.com/
82	86729	36	102	http://blog.rymus.net/
83	86729	36	65	http://www.adammaguire.com/blog
84	87068	36	272	http://progressiveireland.blogspot.com/
85	89814	35	145	http://www.windsandbreezes.org/
86	92646	34	43	http://football-corner.blogspot.com/
87	95258	33	207	http://www.fustar.org/
88	95258	33	171	http://www.iced-coffee.com/
89	95258	33	82	http://www.bytesurgery.com/gearedup
90	101881	31	90	http://phoblacht.blogspot.com/
91	101881	31	70	http://counago-and-spaves.blogspot.com/
92	101881	31	58	http://www.firstpartners.net/blog
93	105668	30	82	http://realitycheckdotie.blogspot.com/
94	109643	29	142	http://bifsniff.com/cartoons/
95	109643	29	75	http://dave.antidisinformation.com/
96	109643	29	60	http://conoroneill.com/
97	109643	29	55	http://www.minds.may.ie/%7Edez/serendipity/
98	109643	29	51	http://dublin.metblogs.com/
99	110005	29	78	http://www.janinedalton.com/blog
100	110005	29	54	http://www.runningwithbulls.com/blog

List by inbound links:

Position	Rank	Inbound blogs	Inbound links	Blog
1	2940	638	1931	http://www.tomrafteryit.net/
2	6636	371	1280	http://www.mulley.net/
3	21715	133	968	http://ocaoimh.ie/
4	35858	84	904	http://www.pkellypr.com/blog
5	31954	95	901	http://www.irishelection.com/
6	28004	106	731	http://taint.org/
7	84304	37	726	http://thelimerick.blogspot.com/
8	8231	315	625	http://twentymajor.blogspot.com/
9	258886	13	519	http://newswire99.blogspot.com/
10	10984	249	512	http://www.natterjackpr.com/
11	19364	148	472	http://www.gavinsblog.com/
12	164780	20	451	http://inao.blogspot.com/
13	15720	181	409	http://www.avalon5.com/
14	22210	132	399	http://eirepreneur.blogs.com/eirepreneur/
15	52278	58	398	http://dossing.blogspot.com/
16	21214	136	385	http://www.blather.net/
17	34121	89	370	http://siciliannotes.blogspot.com/
18	23921	122	351	http://www.dehora.net/journal/
19	156276	21	336	http://www.ebbybrett.co.uk/blog
20	22258	130	323	http://thetorturegarden.blogspot.com/
21	18897	151	315	http://irish.typepad.com/irisheyes/
22	29008	103	286	http://unitedirelander.blogspot.com/
23	35022	86	285	http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog
24	87068	36	272	http://progressiveireland.blogspot.com/
25	239963	14	271	http://www.thehealthtechblog.com/
26	29978	100	270	http://www.mneylon.com/blog
27	25570	115	260	http://arseblog.com/WP
28	36223	84	255	http://www.thinkingoutloud.biz/
29	27174	109	252	http://www.digitalrights.ie/
30	82240	38	248	http://www.linksheaven.com/
31	977738	3	248	http://www.tomgriffin.org/the_green_ribbon/
32	25570	115	246	http://tcal.net/
33	45729	66	238	http://www.argolon.com/
34	29008	103	232	http://www.nialler9.com/blog
35	33397	91	231	http://memex.naughtons.org/
36	40078	76	229	http://fdelondras.blogspot.com/
37	63869	48	229	http://icecreamireland.com/
38	77680	40	225	http://bestofbothworlds.blogspot.com/
39	208904	16	210	http://www.anlionra.com/
40	471327	7	208	http://www.ravenfamily.org/sam/
41	39719	76	207	http://backseatdrivers.blogspot.com/
42	95258	33	207	http://www.fustar.org/
43	40276	75	203	http://www.mediangler.com/
44	46477	65	201	http://www.sarahcarey.ie/
45	637233	5	200	http://armchaircelts.co.uk/
46	24143	121	199	http://www.atlanticblog.com/
47	280786	12	199	http://conann.com/
48	68824	45	193	http://imeall.blogspot.com/
49	46477	65	191	http://disillusionedlefty.blogspot.com/
50	637233	5	182	http://www.everysecondpaycheck.com/blog
51	164524	20	181	http://irishlinks.blogspot.com/
52	542250	6	176	http://www.dublinka.com/
53	29008	103	175	http://clickhere.blogs.ie/
54	37735	80	175	http://www.dervala.net/
55	24828	118	174	http://freestater.blogspot.com/
56	155943	21	172	http://www.jamesgalvin.com/
57	95258	33	171	http://www.iced-coffee.com/
58	164524	20	171	http://irishcraftworker.typepad.com/an_irish_craftworkers_goo/
59	27189	110	169	http://cork2toronto.blogspot.com/
60	58724	52	167	http://www.tuppenceworth.ie/blog
61	141242	23	164	http://atp.datagate.net.uk/blog
62	148304	22	159	http://www.lifewithouttoast.com/
63	184241	18	158	http://funferal.org/
64	54710	56	155	http://redmum.blogspot.com/
65	73843	42	149	http://lettertoamerica.blogs.com/
66	56390	54	148	http://donal.wordpress.com/
67	45075	67	147	http://www.podleaders.com/
68	155943	21	147	http://dublinopinion.com/
69	35022	86	146	http://www.cfdan.com/
70	89814	35	145	http://www.windsandbreezes.org/
71	109643	29	142	http://bifsniff.com/cartoons/
72	195745	17	142	http://podcasting.ie/podcast
73	47586	64	141	http://www.johnbreslin.com/blog
74	86729	36	140	http://www.damienblake.com/
75	223280	15	137	http://thegurrier.com/
76	77680	40	134	http://www.stdlib.net/%7Ecolmmacc
77	980795	3	131	http://www.sineadcochrane.com/
78	56390	54	129	http://prettycunning.net/blog
79	40821	74	128	http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/blog
80	84304	37	127	http://www.ryderdiary.com/
81	86729	36	124	http://irisheagle.blogspot.com/
82	44148	69	122	http://outofambit.blogspot.com/
83	73843	42	119	http://www.kenmc.com/
84	62885	49	118	http://mamanpoulet.blogspot.com/
85	135121	24	117	http://nellysgarden.blogspot.com/
86	195745	17	115	http://blog.infurious.com/
87	542250	6	114	http://ainelivia.typepad.com/aine_livia_at_the_midnigh/
88	62483	49	112	http://www.infactah.com/
89	75725	41	107	http://bonhom.ie/
90	57527	53	104	http://www.dublinblog.ie/
91	55758	55	103	http://richarddelevan.blogspot.com/
92	79732	39	103	http://ricksbreakfastblog.blogspot.com/
93	58724	52	102	http://www.inter-actions.biz/blog/
94	73843	42	102	http://www.pmooney.net/blogsphe.nsf
95	86729	36	102	http://blog.rymus.net/
96	59920	51	101	http://seanmcgrath.blogspot.com/
97	173857	19	99	http://www.ofoghlu.net/log/
98	118678	27	96	http://irishkc.com/
99	68503	45	93	http://www.web2ireland.org/
100	75725	41	93	http://www.bibliocook.com/

Update: Here’s a full list of all 569 tested blogs. Also, there’s been a minor change to the rankings here; I’ve just realised that there was a bug in how the script handled evenly-matched blogs, so (for example) #15 and #16 were reversed in order; that’s now fixed.

If you find a blog missing, it’s possible that (a) it’s not pinging Planet.journals.ie or (b) is not registered with Technorati; this method requires both of those. Most Irish blogs do, but some (Old Rotten Hat, for example) don’t…

Methodology

I found this more-or-less full list of Irish weblogs at Planet.journals.ie, and selected the blogs that had pinged their site in the past 6 months, then cut that down to just the blog main-page URLs, removing duplicates.

Given that list, I then looked up each blog URL using the Technorati API, and got its rank, inbound link count, and inbound linking blogs count.

top100code.tgz is a tarball of the perl code I wrote to do this, if you fancy doing it yourself on whichever set of blogs you fancy…