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New Kinney mosaic mural – Tír na nÓg / Oisín and Niamh

Posted on 04/07/2017 by Richard Marsh

Among the late Desmond Kinney’s mosaic murals are the 1974 Setanta or Táin Wall (it’s the banner above; see that page on this blog) and the 1987 Sweeney Astray / Mad Sweeney (see the “Buile Shuibhne mural destroyed” entry on … Continue reading →

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The Mayo Curse – Update Update

Posted on 17/09/2016 by Richard Marsh

Mayo lost the rematch. It was a draw, and Paddy Power felt that since neither team played brilliantly bettors deserved a refund in the form of a free bet. Odds on Mayo to win have been reduced to 5-2 for … Continue reading →

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The Dream of Eithlinn

Posted on 18/08/2016 by Richard Marsh

A Myth and Legend Spectacular Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin 17-20 August 2016 When Aron and Sorcha Hegarty began their Irish myth and legend Candlelit Tales sessions at the Stag’s Head pub in Dublin nearly two years ago, the dozen or … Continue reading →

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Story from Devon, England

Posted on 04/09/2015 by Richard Marsh

Two sisters from Dartmoor in Devon reminisce about granny’s Christmas cake disaster. https://www.facebook.com/bbcspotlight/videos/705707666161401/?pnref=story

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MythFest 3-7 June 2015 – Trinity College Dublin

Posted on 06/06/2015 by Richard Marsh

I went to all nine performances. Here are the highlights. Click on photos to enlarge. Homer’s Odyssey Penelope is leaving one of some 3000 voice messages to Odysseus asking when he is coming home. Blind Homer seated on right. Ahoy! … Continue reading →

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Buile Shuibhne mural destroyed

Posted on 26/07/2013 by Richard Marsh

Sweeney Astray, the mosaic mural at the Irish Life Centre on Abbey Street in Dublin, by Desmond Kinney, the same artist who made the Setanta Wall pictured above, was seriously damaged by a storm in February. When I saw it … Continue reading →

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Storytelling at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin

Posted on 09/07/2013 by Richard Marsh

The show was recorded for Dublin Community Television (DCTV) in July 2013. We were told it would be broadcast some time in 2014. Here is a photo of all the tellers. Some of the performances are available here. Note that the … Continue reading →

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Wicklow Heritage website

Posted on 06/02/2013 by Richard Marsh

I have a few stories on the website Our Wicklow Heritage under Places: Baltinglass: Saint Bridget’s Head Stone, Crossoona Rath (with an ogam inscription) and The Gates of Heaven.

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Saint Kevin’s Cave

Posted on 13/11/2012 by Richard Marsh

From time to time to get away from the crowds at Glendalough, Saint Kevin would walk twelve miles west over the hills via the Wicklow Gap to the village now known as Hollywood, where he stayed by himself in a … Continue reading →

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Ecuadorean storyteller statue – looking for information about him

Posted on 27/08/2012 by Richard Marsh

This wooden carving was brought to Ireland some years ago from Ecuador. It is said to be a storyteller. What is the book for? Did he read stories? What are the containers on his back and in his right hand?

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