Streets Of Dublin

THE BRONZE COW WAS ENJOYING LIFE BACK IN 2016

June 4, 2024 by infomatique

BUT IT IS NOW LONELY AS IT WAS RELOCATED TO WOOD QUAY

The bronze cow sculpture, aptly titled “Ag Crú na Gréine” or “Enjoying the Sun,” was indeed a beloved feature of Wolfe Tone Park in Dublin. Crafted by Jackie McKenna, the life-sized cow was particularly popular with children who would often climb and play on it.

MURALS FEATURING THE WALLS OF DUBLIN CASTLE – 229870-1

March 18, 2024 by infomatique

LITTLE SHIP STREET

The colours are not accurate as I needed to make the drawings more visable.

I couldn’t find specific information about these Murals, featuring Dublin Castle, at Little Ship Street. I was amused that I was directed to my own Photo Blog. However, I found some historical information about Ship Street and Little Ship Street in Dublin.

Ship Street and Little Ship Street:

Ship Street, located at the back of Dublin Castle, was once known as Sheep Street. This name came about because there was a big sheep market in the area. Over the course of many years, and with the Dublin accent, Sheep Street became known as Ship Street.

The street is synonymous with Dublin Castle, the symbolic centre of political power through centuries. It includes the most impressive remaining section of Dublin’s historic defensive walls.

The area was once known as ‘Little Italy’ due to the presence of Italian immigrants.

An archaeological dig near Dublin Castle uncovered some of the city’s earliest landscape, including the original course of the River Poddle.

Dublin Castle (Ship Street Gate):

The entrance gate screen at the west side of Dublin Castle, built in 1807, is an impressive gateway marking the entrance to the Dublin Castle complex.
The gateway was designed by architect Francis Johnston and its triumphal arch form gives it a sense of monumentality.

ANNE DEVLIN STATUE AT RATHFARNHAM VILLAGE

November 3, 2023 by infomatique

BY CLODAGH EMOE

Statue of Anne Devlin and plaque in commemoration of the housekeeper of Butterfield House which Robert Emmet rented from 1803 onwards under the pseudonym of Robert Ellis and used for the planning of his rising. After the failure of the rising she suffered torture and imprisonment. The statue by sculptor Clodagh Emoe, was oficially unveiled by Mayor Maire Ardagh of South Dublin on the 4th of March 2004, the anniversary of Robert Emmet’s birth.

Clodagh Emoe initiates collaborative projects and creates works that explore how meaning is formed through our connection with each other and the natural world. Her practice draws on ritual to create moments or spaces that invite thought and instill agency. Her exercises, a term she uses to describe her event-based participatory works foreground experience and perception creating instances where ideas might be played out and felt.

Clodagh has initiated numerous collaborative projects; Mystical Anarchism (2009-2013) with philosopher Simon Critchley (Prof. of philosophy, New School for Social Research), Creating the Common/The Unveiling (2010) a theatrical event parodying a failed unveiling of a monumental sculpture in sheltered housing for the elderly, The Plurality of Existence… (2015-2017) public audio works for Dublin, Cork, Carlow and Galway and Crocosmia (2018) exploring metaphor through horticulture to cultivate inclusion and belonging with individuals seeking asylum.

Clodagh’s work has been commissioned by Serpentine Gallery, London; Taipei Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul; Nylo, Reykjavik; Documenta XIII, Kaisel; Visual, Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow; Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery; Project Arts Centre; IMMA, Dublin and Maynooth University. She has been recently nominated for the David and Yuko Juda Award UK.