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A one-time LAFFAN residence, until Cromwell 'transported' the family to Connaught during his reign of terror in Ireland. . . . . Remember his edict - 'To Hell or to Connaught'!
See Laffansbridge Station two images back.
The remains of a manor-house can be seen to the left of the building.
There is quite a number of antiquities nearby e.g. 'The Hill of Bones' - 'Páirc na gCnámh' - remains of a Bronze Age burial mound; Rathmoley bi-vallate ringfort - where Viking Silver was found in the past; Perrys' Well - a unique holy well from the past, which has a 'Pieta' nearby, also an ancient carving depicting three 'dancing people'; Derrynaflan - 'Doire na bhFlann' - 'the Oaktree or Oakwood of the Flanns' - where the priceless Derrynaflan Hoard was found; Ruined Graystown Church - from a parish which no longer exists; also Churchill with it's remains of another early Christian church.
The Putto Family: Front - Philip Elgar (Flann), Rachel Mallet (Keitha), Emma Newson (Farley); Back - Heather Dainton-Smith, Victoria DeWaele, Joyce Knight, Jean Field
Video of the photo-mask idea
My little sister Elly indulged me and filmed this footage of me with Sues head stuck to my head the other night. Just a test video of the idea to see how it films and how it comes across,
And I stole my friend Flanns song 'Pressure Hull' for this and the more I listen to it the more I love it. You can find it & download it here soundcloud.com/user5054208/pressure-hull and his website is pressurehull.moonfruit.com/#/yet-another-page-info/456026...
It's a relief how this piece turned out (that's a joke). It's maybe the two-and-a-half dimensional equivalent of those two-dimensional puzzle pictures which depict a three-dimensional scene but are impossible in three dimensions.
This piece has two birds' heads, either end, so it doesn't know whether it is coming or going (though in this picture the bird to the right is flying upside down over Alaska).
It's all a bit absurd which is partly why Flann O'Brien's "At Swim-Two-Birds" was adapted for the title to become "At Fly-Two-Birds". It can, if you like, be taken as a comment on the frequent absurdity of life.
Bog pine, oiled and coated with matte acrylic varnish.
... or The Two Birds on a Lamp Post ... ;) Read about Flann O’Brien’s strange novel At Swim-Two-Birds here goo.gl/qqBH65 :-)
Pizza Funghi. The Rome restaurants visited has the best thin crust pizza.
Rome, Italy ~ September 8, 2015.
James Clarence Mangan [1 May 1803, Dublin – 20 June 1849] was an Irish poet.
Mangan's poetry fits into a variety of literary traditions. Most obviously, and frequently, his work is read alongside the political writings of Irish Nationalists like John Mitchel as they appear in newspapers like The Nation, and the United Irishman, or as a manifestation of the Irish Cultural Revival. Indeed, it is hard not to acknowledge Mangan's debts to translators and collectors of traditional Irish poetry such as Samuel Ferguson and James Hardiman; many of Mangan's poems, such as "Dark Roseleen" appear to be adaptations of their earlier translations rather a completely original production.
Mangan is also frequently read as a Romantic poet. In particular, he is compared to Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Thomas De Quincey, largely thanks to his rumored opium addiction and tendency to place his writings within the frame of a vision or dream.
More recently, critics have begun to read Mangan's work as a precursor to Modernist and Postmodernist experimental writing. His playful literary hoaxes and fake translations (which he referred to as "reverse plagiarism") have been seen as a direct precursor to the works of the Irish author and newspaper columnist Flann O'Brien.
West face of the Cross of the Scriptures. Jesus is crucified, showing one soldier piercing his chest, and another giving him vinegar to drink....
The original Cross of the Scriptures, west face, showing from bottom (first visible unit)soldiers guarding the tomb of Christ, arrest of Christ, the flagellation, the Crucifixion in the center piece. This cross is also known as King Flann's Cross.It is made of a single stone and is ten feet tall. The Cross was erected by Abbot Colman for the High King Flann, who died in 914 C.E. There is an inscription on the cross in Gaelic which says, "Colman made this cross for King Flann." Another inscription offers, "A prayer for Flann, son of Maelsechlain." It is believed that the cross marks the actual location of Flann's grave. This cross is one of the best preserved high crosses in Ireland; the east face is the better preserved.
Customers watching the hurling. Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh, Brian O’Nolan (Flann O'Brien), Austin Clarke, Anthony Cronin, J.P. Donleavy and Liam O’Flaherty drank here
"The Workmans Friend"
When things go wrong and will not come right,
Though you do the best you can,
When life looks black as the hour of night -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When money's tight and hard to get
And your horse has also ran,
When all you have is a heap of debt -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When health is bad and your heart feels strange,
And your face is pale and wan,
When doctors say you need a change,
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
When food is scarce and your larder bare
And no rashers grease your pan,
When hunger grows as your meals are rare -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
In time of trouble and lousey strife,
You have still got a darlint plan
You still can turn to a brighter life -
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
By Flann O'Brien/Myles na gCopaleen/Brian O'Nolan
Clare Flann & Roy Bradly
I wanted a dress that could be worn after the wedding as well and one that would not ? either. I had only finally mastered the art of crochet about eighteen months before the wedding and the pattern for this dress in the ‘Golden Hands’ craft magazines, It took me about six months to crochet my dress and then about 3 months to crochet my bridesmaids dress Caroline was a ? and friend. Mum made the coat for me, as we thought that in October it might be quite cold going into the church in just the dress. In fact it was a lovely sunny day. The wedding was at St ? in Cornwall. After the wedding I wore the dress on at least three occasions to formal evening events and then passed it on to my daughter Morwenna who has likewise worn it on a number of occasion including a May Ball at HMSG, a Student Union Ball at University and one New Year’s Ball in the 60’s and 70’s where she was proud to be wearing a genuine dress of the correct era
Clare Flann & Roy Bradly
I wanted a dress that could be worn after the wedding as well and one that would not ? either. I had only finally mastered the art of crochet about eighteen months before the wedding and the pattern for this dress in the ‘Golden Hands’ craft magazines, It took me about six months to crochet my dress and then about 3 months to crochet my bridesmaids dress Caroline was a ? and friend. Mum made the coat for me, as we thought that in October it might be quite cold going into the church in just the dress. In fact it was a lovely sunny day. The wedding was at St ? in Cornwall. After the wedding I wore the dress on at least three occasions to formal evening events and then passed it on to my daughter Morwenna who has likewise worn it on a number of occasion including a May Ball at HMSG, a Student Union Ball at University and one New Year’s Ball in the 60’s and 70’s where she was proud to be wearing a genuine dress of the correct era
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Neary's Pub is located Chatham Street, just off Grafton Street. Food is served daily and, while I only had a pint myself, the diners were tucking into more than just a basket of chips. The pub was, I'm told, a favourite of Brendan Behan and Flann O’Brien.
From the pub's website :
"Neary’s is a UNESCO City of Literature Bar located in Dublin City Centre. The connection to acting and the literary community date's back to 1871 when the Gaiety theatre opened. The stage door to the Gaiety theatre is located opposite the rear entrance to Neary’s. Famous patrons over the years include Maureen Potter, Jimmy O’Dea, Flann O’Brien and Ronnie Drew to name but a few. Neary’s is one of a small number of bars with no television or music, where conversation is a valued commodity."
And from the Tom Sweeney Travels blog :
"Going back a few decades, Neary’s was a haunt for many of Dublin’s literary giants, including Flann O’Brien and Patrick Kavanagh, a pair as scarily cranky as they were supremely talented.
Kavanagh, who drank there in the mid-1950s, was sitting at the bar one day revising his latest poems when a trainee barman spilled a pint of Guinness all over them. A collective gasp was followed by a deathly silence as the staff and customers awaited the expected eruption. But Kavanagh was in a rare mellow mood and fixed his eye on the ashen-faced apprentice.
“Son, you may not make much of a barman,” he said, “but you’re a f***ing brilliant judge of poetry.”
West face of the Cross of the Scriptures. Jesus is crucified, showing one soldier piercing his chest, and another giving him vinegar to drink....
The original Cross of the Scriptures, west face, showing from bottom (first visible unit)soldiers guarding the tomb of Christ, arrest of Christ, the flagellation, the Crucifixion in the center piece. This cross is also known as King Flann's Cross.It is made of a single stone and is ten feet tall. The Cross was erected by Abbot Colman for the High King Flann, who died in 914 C.E. There is an inscription on the cross in Gaelic which says, "Colman made this cross for King Flann." Another inscription offers, "A prayer for Flann, son of Maelsechlain." It is believed that the cross marks the actual location of Flann's grave. This cross is one of the best preserved high crosses in Ireland; the east face is the better preserved.
It's a relief how this piece turned out (that's a joke). It's maybe the two-and-a-half dimensional equivalent of those two-dimensional puzzle pictures which depict a three-dimensional scene but are impossible in three dimensions.
This piece has two birds' heads, either end, so it doesn't know whether it is coming or going. This photo is of the shorter-necked bird.
It's all a bit absurd which is partly why Flann O'Brien's "At Swim-Two-Birds" was adapted for the title to become "At Fly-Two-Birds".
Bog pine, oiled and coated with matte acrylic varnish.
Clonmacnoise, Scripture Cross,
-The Scripture Cross at Clonmacnois is one of the outstanding Irish High crosses. It was carved and erected by Abbot Colman in honor of King Flann, who died in 914 CE. We know this from an inscription on the cross itself. The Scripture Cross is a prime example of a genre of crosses that depict biblical scenes, the scripture crosses.
Bloomsday 1954
Bloomsday Re-enacted (RC-GE4)
This painting is my interpretation of the re-enactment of Bloomsday on 16th June 1954/8 ?, when five men got together in Dublin to attempt to trace the steps of some of the characters in Ulysses, on 16th June 1904, from James Joyce’s novel.
The five were Anthony Cronin, writer; Paddy Kavanagh, poet; John Ryan, author and publican; Brian O’Nolan, (aka Myles Na gCopalleen/ Flann O’Brien) comic author and satirist and a dentist named Joyce. This painting is based on a photograph of them taken on Sandymount strand. If you look closely you will spot the five figures by the tower. RTE at the time caught some of the trip on camera.
They, the five, were unable to complete the full tour. ©
This painting is now offered as a giclee print edition of 25, hand signed and numbered by the Artist, sent rolled and ready for framing.
ref Title size
RC-GE4Bloomsday Re-enacted 71 x 51
Also offered as individual prints, please enquire.
Dalkey (Irish: Deilginis, meaning "Thorn Island") is a town located in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland.
It was founded as a Viking settlement and became an important port during the Middle Ages. According to John Clyn, it was one of the points through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century.
In modern times, Dalkey has become a prosperous seaside suburb and a minor tourist attraction.It is the also a district of some of Ireland's wealthiest citizens.Dalkey also during the 18th century was ruled in a monarch like style where by all rule came from the Dalkey Manor estate.It was ruled by the Reynolds family,with the infamous Graham Reynolds being in charge.The Reynolds reigned over the area until around 1800 when they surrendered their rule to the British Empire under the 1800 Act of Union.
Dalkey is the original home town of two well-known Irish writers, novelist Maeve Binchy and playwright Hugh Leonard. It is also the setting for Flann O'Brien's novel The Dalkey Archive.
In recent years several well-known Irish and international figures bought property in the area such as U2 members Bono and The Edge; Enya, the reclusive Celtic music artist; and musicians Chris de Burgh and Van Morrison. Former host of the Late Late Show, Pat Kenny, and TV3 current affairs host Vincent Browne are residents. Film directors Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan also live in the town.
Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre is in Castle Street Dalkey. Billed as "The Medieval Experience", it is possible to explore the fourteenth century fortified town house/castle. You are able to climb to the battlements for spectacular views of the surrounding sea and mountains.
Impression de lignes de fuites à l'infini, éclairage concentré au bas de la galarie et reflets dans la verriere isolant la rue illuminée de la nuit noire de Milan, des piétons déambulant, flannant malgré l'heure tardive...
Ambiance sympa.
At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien was the chosen book for Dublin: One City, One Book 2006
Flann O'Brien (real name Brian O’Nolan) was born in 1911 in Co. Tyrone. He graduated from UCD and joined the Civil Service. In addition to At Swim-Two-Birds he wrote The Dalkey Archive, The Third Policeman, The Hard Life and The poor Mouth - as well as the Cruiskeen Lawn column in the Irish Times under the pseudonym, Myles Na Gopaleen. He died on April 1st, 1966.
About the book
First published in 1939, the same year as Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake, At Swim-Two-Birds is a modern masterpiece mixing Irish history and Gaelic legend with a profound knowledge of Dublin’s streets, bars and urban grime - creating a hilarious and irreverent cocktail. It pokes fun at the work of O’Brien’s Irish near-contemporaries, among them, WB Yeats, James Joyce and Samuel Beckett.
Merlin heads out across the causeway to Larne passing two swans on the water, 15 May 2000 - with apologies to Flann O'Brien.
It's a relief how this piece turned out (that's a joke). It's maybe the two-and-a-half dimensional equivalent of those two-dimensional puzzle pictures which depict a three-dimensional scene but are impossible in three dimensions.
This piece has two birds' heads, either end, so it doesn't know whether it is coming or going. This photo is of the longer-necked bird.
It's all a bit absurd which is partly why Flann O'Brien's "At Swim-Two-Birds" was adapted for the title to become "At Fly-Two-Birds".
Bog pine, oiled and coated with matte acrylic varnish.