“Ar an Imeall – On the Edge”
A bilingual project exploring Ireland’s offshore Islands
By Artist Pamela de Brí
The concept for this exhibition has its roots in Diarmuid Ferriter’s “On the Edge, Ireland’s Offshore Islands, a modern history” The exhibition continues in Kilcock Art Gallery until 7th June, 2025 Wednesdays – Saturdays 11am to 4pm daily.
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“Ar an Imeall – On the Edge” explores & documents a large selection of Ireland’s 258 offshore islands. 60 islands are investigated, mainly those that are, or were once inhabited and are not connected to the mainland by a bridge. Having researched the history, landscape, demographics, and topography of the islands over a few years, the artist has painted them, as seen from the mainland, trying to capture their essence. The project seeks to record, celebrate, and remember the individual world that each island is, and was to those that lived and still live there. Less than ten percent are still inhabited all year round. Irish was spoken in most of the inhabited islands. And it still is in some.
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