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Shaw the "absentee landlord"
In a letter to the Urban Council of Carlow, Shaw declared himself to be an absentee landlord "having spent out of 88 years of my life, only one day in Carlow." At this time, he was trying to give his property back to the Carlow Urban District Council for them to use for "the common welfare".
Carlow's International Achievers by Jimmy O'Toole
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Shaw the "absentee landlord" -
Reverie
This is another painting by O'Meara of a girl waiting by water. This is not as mournful as The Widow shown earlier, but it is still melancholic. She seems to be waiting for someone. What do you think? This is probably O'Meara's most famous painting. It sold for £496,500 at an auction in London in May 1999.
Private Collection, courtesy of Pyms Gallery, London
Image is present on following page(s): The Celtic Twilight
Reverie -
J. M. Synge 1906
Image of Crayon portrait, part of volume iv of Synges' works. Entitled "In Wicklow, West Kerry etc."
Portrait itself in possession of Mrs. L. M. Stephens
Image is present on following page(s): J.M. Synge, The Literary Revival: space & representation
J. M. Synge 1906 -
The Widow
This is one of O'Meara's paintings of a lady standing by water. She is mourning the loss of her husband. It is a sad painting. Do you like it? If you would like to see it in real life, it hangs in the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery in Dublin.
Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery
Image is present on following page(s): Young Frank
The Widow -
Mrs Lavery sketching, 1910
This is a portrait of his wife, Lady Lavery, by John Lavery. It was completed in 1910. She was the lady who later appeared on the Irish banknotes.
National Gallery of Australia
Image is present on following page(s): Portraits
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Shaw at work
This picture shows Shaw in a quite typical pose: at a typewriter! Chances are he is writing one of the more than 250,000 letters he penned in his lifetime.
www.kennys.ie
Image is present on following page(s): Shaw's Carlow Connection
Shaw at work -
Irish Traditional Music
Discover the colour and diversity of Irish Traditional Music in this feature article by Terry Moylan.
Courtesy Terry Moylan
Irish Traditional Music -
Set dancing
Kay Moylan and Dan O'Connell - set dancers
Courtesy Terry Moylan
Image is present on following page(s): Dance Music, Irish Traditional Music Feature, Irish Traditional Music Feature, Dance Music
Set dancing -
Sliabh Notes
Photograph of Sliabh Notes a Cork band
Courtesy Matt Cranitch
Sliabh Notes -
Cross of the Scriptures, Clonmacnoise
The Cross of the Scriptures at Clonmacnoise. This is the original cross, and it is now housed in the interpretative centre at Clonmacnoise. A replica stands in the grounds.
Image is present on following page(s): High Crosses
Cross of the Scriptures, Clonmacnoise -
Johnny Doran
The travelling piper Johnny Doran can be seen on the right of this photograph.
Courtesy NPU Archive
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Johnny Doran -
Terry Moylan
Terry Moylan is archivist at Na Píobairí Uilleann.
© Na Píobairí Uilleann
Image is present on following page(s): Irish Traditional Music Feature, Irish Traditional Music Feature
Terry Moylan -
Singer Helen Roche
Helen Roche sings at a session in Meany's pub, Mullagh, Co. Clare.
Copyright Tony Kearns
Image is present on following page(s): Songs and Airs, Songs and Airs, Songs, Songs, Songs, Favourite Irish Songs
Singer Helen Roche -
Street Session
Marcas Ó Murchú (flute), Antón Mac Gabhann (fiddle), Mick O'Connor (banjo), Áine Ní Chonail (fiddle) and Connie O'Connell (fiddle) at a street session in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.
Copyright Tony Kearns
Image is present on following page(s): Settings and Occasions, Settings and Occasions
Street Session -
Sackville Street, Dublin, late 19th century
Black and white print of Sackville Street, Dublin in The Industries of Dublin, historical, statistical, biographical, an account of leading business men, commercial interests, wealth and growth, page 20, published by Spencer Blackett, 1887 (approx)with illustrations
© Dublin City Public Libraries
Image is present on following page(s): The City Space
Sackville Street, Dublin, late 19th century -
Tara brooch
Although dating to the 8th century AD this brooch is decorated with spirals that derive from the Celtic tradition.
Courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
Image is present on following page(s): National Issues and International Influences, National Issues and International Influences, Irish Art, Irish Art, National Issues and International Influences
Tara brooch -
Time Flies (1887) by William Gerard Barry (1864-1941)
Time Flies (1887) by William Gerard Barry (1864-1941) captures an idyllic moment in childhood, but is also a reminder that time moves on relentlessly. The old woman seems to remembering her own youth
Courtesy of the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
Image is present on following page(s): Genre, narrative and allegory, Genre, narrative and allegory, Genre, narrative and allegory
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Page from the St. Gallen Manuscripts, Cod. Sang. 27, p. 21
Created at the St Gallen monastery in Switzerland
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/csg/0027/21)
Image is present on following page(s): The Middle Ages, The Middle Ages, The Middle Ages
Page from the St. Gallen Manuscripts, Cod. Sang. 27, p. 21 -
Untitled (1979) by Charles Tyrrell (b.1950)
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AIB Art Collection
Image is present on following page(s): Abstraction and Modernism, Abstraction and Modernism, Gallery & Questions, Gallery & Questions, Abstraction and Modernism
Untitled (1979) by Charles Tyrrell (b.1950) -
Late 12th century east window, Tuam Cathedral
Tuam Cathedral, Co. Galway
Image is present on following page(s): Spirals and interlace, Spirals and interlace, Spirals and interlace
Late 12th century east window, Tuam Cathedral -
Old Place, Callan (1978) by Tony O’Malley (1913-2003)
Old Place, Callan (1978) by Tony O’Malley (1913-2003) seems to take a birds-eye view of field formations, and winter pools reflecting winter sun.
AIB Art Collection
Image is present on following page(s): Landscape and the natural world, Landscape and the natural world, Landscape and the natural world
Old Place, Callan (1978) by Tony O’Malley (1913-2003) -
Tomb of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and his wife, Margaret Fitzgerald
Tomb of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and his wife, Margaret Fitzgerald (c.1539), St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny. In comparison to English tombs, the armour and costume depicted on this tomb appear quite dated. As most tombs were commissioned before death, this seems to be deliberate; it may have been a way for the couple to display their ancient lineage, or perhaps simply reflect the different fashions that were current in Ireland at the time.
Image is present on following page(s): People in Art, People in Art, People in Art
Tomb of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and his wife, Margaret Fitzgerald -
The -Four Star Trio-
The "Four Star Trio" (Con O'Driscoll, Pat Ahern and Johnny McCarthy) and Paul O'Shaughnessy
Courtesy Terry Moylan
Image is present on following page(s): Traditional Irish Music, Traditional Irish Music, Traditional Irish Music
The -Four Star Trio- -
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1927-1929
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1927-1929. The public transport of the time was trams. The automobile is now much in evidence.
By kind permission of Seamus Kearns, Old Dublin Society
O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1927-1929 -
More Evictions (Mayo Co. Library)
Image is present on following page(s): The Rural Space
More Evictions (Mayo Co. Library) -
The Dalway Harp
Made in A.D 1621, by Donal O'Dermody of Kilkenny, for Sir John Fitz Edmund Fitzgerald of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
Copyright managed by the Library Council
Image is present on following page(s): Harp Music, Harp Music, The Irish Harp, The Irish Harp, The Irish Harp
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Turoe Stone
Turoe Stone, Co. Galway
Courtesy of Fáilte Ireland
Image is present on following page(s): Celtic Art, Celtic Art, Gallery & Questions, Gallery & Questions, Gallery & Questions, Gallery & Questions, Celtic Art
Turoe Stone -
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell only spent 9 months in Ireland from August 1649 to May 1650, but his impact was to be everlasting on the island. With fierce brutality Cromwell succeed in completing the English conquest of Ireland where others had failed. Cromwell first set a course to Drogheda. 3,500 men women and children were killed over the two day battle, with the city suffering heavy bombardment. Nearby towns surrendered or evacuated. Less than a month later, Cromwell arrived at Wexford town. Here over 1500 people were slaughtered in the massacre that ensued. Cromwell rested in Youghal until the spring of 1650 and then turned his attention towards Kilkenny and the Tipperary towns of Fethard, Clonmel and Cashel. By May 1650 Ireland had been placed under British rule and Cromwell returned home. Sieges on both Limerick and Galway, the last city under Irish control to fall, ended in October and November 1650 respectively. English rule in Ireland was complete.
Image is present on following page(s): The Language of Irish Writing
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The Ní Dhomhnaill Sisters
Tríona and Mairéad Ní Dhomhnaill singing together in Nell & Jimmy Gleeson's pub, Coore, Co. Clare.
Copyright Tony Kearns
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Picture of peasants calling at the door of a wealthier house
In past times people in rural Ireland held superstitions and passed them from generation to generation. Those in the gentry were generally suspicious of these traditions. For example there are many associations warning away the evil eye and protecting things of value. There are also associations regarding certain rituals and good luck omens. For example, it is lucky to be awakened by birds singing on the morning of your wedding and if your wedding dress is accidentally torn on the day. It was also thought that keeping a horse shoe or metal over the door of a house would bring good luck to the household.
Image is present on following page(s): Hiberno-English: dawn of modern Irish writing
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Illustration by Jack B. Yeats from A Boy in Eirinn by Colum.
Illustration by Jack B. Yeats from A Boy in Eirinn by Colum.This edition was published in Londom by J.M.Dent&Sons and was dedicated to P.H.Pearse.
Image is present on following page(s): Irish Authors, Longford's Literary History, Jack B. Yeats, Jack B. Yeats
Illustration by Jack B. Yeats from A Boy in Eirinn by Colum. -
Irish Authors
Irish Authors by Dr. Derek Hand traces the development of modern Irish writing from Edgeworth, Synge & Yeats to Banville, Boland & McGahern.
Courtesy of Sligo County Library
Irish Authors
