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by Conor McGuire
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the painting "Galway Hooker Leaving Port" by Conor McGuire. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
Design Details
The Galway Hooker is an overall term for four different styles of the fishing vessel.
The term ‘hooker’ is associated with ‘hook and... more
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The Galway Hooker is an overall term for four different styles of the fishing vessel.
The term ‘hooker’ is associated with ‘hook and line’ fishing, where long lines of baited hooks were drawn through the water and individual fish were caught when they went for the bait on each hook. This method of fishing, adopted by Galway fishermen, was referred to as ‘long-lining’. It influenced the labelling of the fishermen as ‘hookers’ and their boats became known as the Galway Hookers.
Native Irish speakers in Connemara had their own distinctive terminology for the different varieties of the boat and didn’t use the term ‘Galway Hooker’ until English speakers brought it from outside. Through repetition the word became commonplace. There is some speculation that the term originated in Spain and Britain but the most common theory suggests a Dutch origin. It is believed that the Galway Hooker was based on a boat that developed in The Netherlands in the 17th centur...
COPYRIGHT NOTICE: ALL MY ART PIECES ARE REGISTERED COPYRIGHT WITH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Luminous, exquisitely textured paintings pull viewers into virtually timeless visions of his native Western Ireland. Hoping to convey the region's isolation and relatively unchanged picturesqueness, landscapes privilege small towns, local characters, pristine nature, and traditional music. In these settings, occasional modern details, wristwatches, camera-toting tourists, electronic keyboards, complicate the illusion of isolation. The aesthetic choices reflect this tension between regional vernacular and modern sensibilities, moving between a gentle, impressionist landscape style reminiscent of Monet and an expressionist mode in portraits where the...
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Irina Sztukowski
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Burnell Yow
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Kathy M Krause
Congratulations on your sale Conor!
Wayne Moran
wow so wonderfully beautiful, Congratulations on your sale!
Alex Mir
Congratulations on your sale, Conor! Beautiful painting!
Angela Whitehouse
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Anne Sands
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Cathy Lindsey
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Sorin Apostolescu
A beautiful painting !!!
Maria Karalyos
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David Stasiak
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Angela Rath
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Kristi Beers-Mason
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Elijah Knight
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Conor Murphy
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Sandra Church
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Sunil Kapadia
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Roger Wedegis
Wonderful work! Congratulations on your sale!
Rand Herron
Nice piece. Congratulations
Bill Cannon
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JASON SENTUF
Such a great work..Lovely colors and composition...Lov and Pin it!
VRL Art
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Judith Monette
Beautifully painted, Conor! Congratulations on your sale!