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Ennis Friary, Creagh tomb
Ennis Friary, Creagh tomb. Detail of a scene showing the betrayal of Christ. This is very similar to a number of carvings found on alabaster altar pieces made in England during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and is probably a copy of one, that perhaps once decorated the altar at Ennis.
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Postcard view of Dublin Street, Carlow.
Postcard view of Dublin Street, Carlow. c. 1900
Carlow County Library
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Strongbow (1978/2000) by James Coleman (b.1941)
Strongbow (1978/2000) by James Coleman (b.1941) incorporates video, sound, and a sculptural effigy of the 12th century knight, Strongbow, in an installation work that explores the origins and consequences of colonialism in Ireland. Video installation. Resin cast mould, Sony Art Couture monitor, audio equipment and speakers, polystyrene packing, scaffold tower, packing boxes, lighting. Photograph McCrea. Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art (Purchase 1991), Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland http://www.imma.ie/en/index.htm
Image courtesy of James Coleman ©
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Detail of ‘Arrest’ scene, Muiredach’s cross, Monasterboice, Co. Louth.
Detail of ‘Arrest’ scene, Muiredach’s cross, Monasterboice, Co. Louth. The brooches worn by all three figures are typical of contemporary Irish jewellery.
Courtesy of Professor Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University
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The Fraserian Circle
The Fraserian Circle frontispiece to 'The Maclise Portait Gallery - A Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters' (1830-1838)
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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Chausable made at the Dún Emer Guild for St. Brendan's Cathedral, Loughrea.(1902-1903)
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Mass in a Connemara Cabin (1883) by Aloysius O’Kelly (1853-c.1951)
Mass in a Connemara Cabin (1883) by Aloysius O’Kelly (1853-c.1951) illustrates a practice common in rural locations in Ireland at the time. Note the picture of the Sacred Heart on the wall, an image that was common in Irish Catholic homes until well into the 20th century. Such images were usually mass-produced prints of works by relatively unknown artists. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland. On loan to the NGI from the people of St. Patrick's Edinburgh and the Trustees of the Archdiocese of St. Andrew's and Edinburgh
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland (c) The Artist's Estate
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Death Notice of Frank O'Meara
Death Notice for artist Frank O'Meara as published in the Carlow Sentinel October 1888. His death occurred on the 15th of October 1888 from malaria. He died at his home in Dublin Street, Carlow.
Carlow County Library
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Wall-painting, Knockmoy Abbey, Co. Galway
Wall-painting, Abbeyknockmoy (Co. Galway) showing the attempted martyrdom of St Sebastian, and the Dance of Death.
Courtesy of the Photographic Unit, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
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Éire (1907) by Beatrice Elvery (1881-1970)
Beatrice Elvery (1881-1970), Éire (1907), personifies Ireland as a Madonna type figure, with the new Ireland suggestive of the baby Christ. Elvery draws on early Renaissance conventions, such as the Maesta arrangement of the enthroned Madonna with saints in the background. Note St. Patrick on the left, and the protection of ‘souls’ within her saintly cloak. The ‘halo’ provided by the High Cross connects her to ancient Irish culture.
Collection of Lady Davis Goff
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Chausables made at the Dún Emer Guild for St. Brendan's Cathedral, Loughrea (1902-1903)
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The Falconer
The Falconer, 1853 by Daniel Maclise
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
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The Death of Cuchulainn (1911-12) by Oliver Sheppard (1865-1941)
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Courtesy of An Post
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Virgin Shroud (1993) by Dorothy Cross (b.1956)
Virgin Shroud (1993) by Dorothy Cross (b.1956). Cow hide, satin train, steel structure. The combination of cow’s udder (to form a bridal crown) and pure white dress, indicates the contradictions of traditional marital expectations, between virgin purity and reproductive nurturing. The ‘shroud’ of the title suggests such marriage was an end rather than a beginning.
Courtesy of the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
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The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (1854) by Daniel Maclise (1906-1870)
The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (1854) by Daniel Maclise (1906-1870). This significant event in Irish history is depicted as a sacrifice. The burning of Waterford city in the background, and Strongbow’s sword resting on a broken high cross symbolise the destruction of Ireland’s rich cultural history with the coming of the Anglo-Normans. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
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Entering Jerusalem 3 (1994 – 96) by Hughie O'Donoghue (b.1953)
Entering Jerusalem 3 (1994 – 96) by Hughie O'Donoghue (b.1953) is one of a series of works by this artist on the Passion of Christ. It sympathetically explores the events leading to the crucifixion, and relates them generally to the suffering of humanity. The warm dark tones and sfumato (smokey) treatment suggests emotion. Oil on canvas, 3 panels 280 x 744 cm Permanent Loan, The American Ireland Fund, 2006. Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland http://www.imma.ie/en/index.htm
Copyright Hughie O'Donoghue Studio
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Detail from 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia'
Detail from 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia' showing Barry as Timanthes
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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Crowning of the Victors at Olympia
Crowning of the Victors at Olympia with Barry as Timanthes
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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Snap Apple Night
Snap Apple Night or All Hallows Eve by Daniel Maclise painted in 1832
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
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View of Cork from Audley Place
Detail from Butts' "View of Cork from Audley Place", c. 1760 showing Dutch-style houses on the left, and the 1724 Custom House on the right
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
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The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher
The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher, 1861 by Daniel Maclise
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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The Phoenix or Resurrection of Freedom
'The Phoenix or Resurrection of Freedom', etching with engraving, by James Barry c. 1776
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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Drunken Faun
Drunken Faun, 1826 by John Hogan
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
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Temptation of Adam
The Temptation of Adam or Adam and Eve
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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King Lear Weeping over the Body of Cordelia
King Lear Weeping over the Body of Cordelia by James Barry, painted c. 1786
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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President Eamon De Valera opens the Mainie Jellett Exhibition
President Éamon De Valera and future President Cearbhall Ó Dalaigh at the opening of the Mainie Jellett Exhibition at Dublin's Municipal Gallery.MacGreevy and Bay Jellett ,sister of the artistare also in the photograph
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Tarpean Rock
'Tarpean Rock, Italian Street Scene, with Ruined Buildings', pen and ink with grey wash, c. 1770 by James Barry
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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Drunken Faun - Detail
Detail from Drunken Faun, 1826 by John Hogan
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
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Set Dancing in College Green
Aidan Vaughan and Mary Friel set dancing in College Green
Courtesy Terry Moylan
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J.K.L., Bishop Doyle
J.K.L., James Doyle, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, St. Mary's Cathedtral, Carlow
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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Dancing in Gleeson's
Dancing in Nell & Jimmy Gleeson's Pub, Coore, Co. Clare, 2000.
Copyright Tony Kearns
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fiddle player
Photo of Edel McWeeney - fiddle player
Courtesy Terry Moylan
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fiddle player