| Yesterday, I wrote about my visit last month to St. John’s Well in Killone, outside Ennis. The local resident told a lovely story about Francis O’Neill who had lived locally and who had helped and volunteered with very many local groups and actions. When the new altar was being built, it was decided to dedicate it to Francis O’Neill. When the monumental sculptor who was making the altar was told of the engraving, he said that there would be no charge for the altar. Some of those good turns did not go unnoticed in that quarter. One needs a story like that every once in a while for the uplift value. |
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I was in Mallow a few weeks ago and noted this sign on the newly constructed public toilet facility.
After my blog some weeks ago on the various translations of Avenue, I smiled that ‘Ascaill’ was the only word consistent in Irish between the two signs – and that it was spelt the same on both, not any of the recently observed such as ‘Ascall’, ‘Ascal’ or even ‘Ascail’. As the toilet sign is more recent than the streetsign, one might assume that the Irish are moving away from ‘Noamh’ for ‘Saint’ and back to ‘San’. As for James, I suppose that there are even more than the two alternatives here. If one were to contemplate learning Irish, it may not be recommended to start with streetsigns..... There is a small line between determination, stubbornness and obsessive compulsive tendencies and I am probably veering towards the end of that progression.
Last June, I pondered on three tiles that I saw in Cork. Since then I have photographed over 200 such tiles in different cities and towns. Last Saturday, I had to go to Galway and set off early to head to Tuam as I was told that there were tiles there – if there are, they did escape me. After my appointment, I did record many more tiles in Galway but also found out a few things:
When one sees paintings in a gallery, the artist’s name is generally on a card or plaque under the painting. Similarly for sculptures, the name of the sculptor will be visible for recognition. I appreciate that much of the built environment in this country is functional but sometimes one sees an interesting building; a building that this observer, for one, would actually call artistic; a building that is unique. The name of the company is stated but not the artist.
At the start of last month, we headed out to Lahinch. The repairs after the storm damage were well advanced but not yet completed. We spotted this ‘Love Seat’ at the end of the promenade. The walkway along the edge of the golf course from here was closed so at full tide, this was the end of the road. There were some thoughts flying around my head:
One would generally assume that most people and businesses know how to correct spell their occupation correctly. But both cannot be correct. Chambers Dictionary does give the nod to the spelling spotted in Cork. It doesn’t like the Clare spelling.
I spotted this gate in Ennis a while ago. Some might contend that it is not street art but I would disagree. It transforms a plain metal gate into an item of fun. At first glance, it may be mistaken for graffiti. When the penny dropped that it was intended as a notepad and notes, the smile appeared. Anything that brings a smile is so very welcome.
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