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by Conor McGuire
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the painting "Skellig Michael" 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.
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The name Skellig derives from Sceillic which means a steep rock. The first reference to the Skelligs occurs in legend when it is given as the burial... more
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The name Skellig derives from Sceillic which means a steep rock. The first reference to the Skelligs occurs in legend when it is given as the burial place of Ir, son of Milesius, who was drowned during the landing of the Milesians. A text from the eighth or ninth century refers to an episode of strife between the Kings of West Munster and the Kings of Cashel. Duagh, King of West Munster is said to have �fled to Scellecc�. This event is attributed to the fifth century but we have no means of knowing if a settlement existed on the island at that time.
A monastery may have been founded as early as the sixth century, reputedly by Saint Fion�n, but the first definite reference to monks on the Skelligs dates to the eighth century when the death of �Suibhni of Scelig� is recorded. Skellig is referred to in the annals of the ninth and tenth centuries and its dedication to Saint Michael the Archangel appears to have happened some time before 1044 when the death of �Aedh of Sceli...
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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