James Horan recounts how a chance encounter led to the unravelling of some architectural mysteries in the restoration of Humewood Castle, County Wicklow Read More
Heritage
From the Spring 2017 edition: Peter Murray recalls the independent spirit Edith Blake, diarist and artist and one-time occupant of Myrtle Grove, Youghal, County Cork Read More
From the IAR Spring 2017 Edition: Peter Pearson welcomes a new chapter in the management of Johnstown Castle, County Wexford. Read More
From the Winter 2016 edition: Kevin V Mulligan salutes the restoration of two exceptional architectural monuments in County Monaghan that embody a moral message about the transience of life.
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William Turner de Lond captured two significant political events during his sojourn in Ireland, examined here by Mary Jane Boland . Read More
George Berkeley is famous for his contribution to philosophical thought, but less well known for his observations on art, some of which Peter Murray examines here. Read More
Hilary Pyle takes a fresh look at John Butler Yeats, the patriarch of Ireland’s leading artistic family. Read More
From the Autumn 2015 edition: Peter Murray gives the background to George Chinnery’s masterpiece, a portrait of the Kirkpatrick children, unhappy pawns in the politics of colonial India. Read More
From the Spring 2016 edition: Proving that good design is timeless, Virginia Teehan presents a selection of rare artefacts travelling to Boston College, celebrating Irish design from the Arts and Crafts Movement. Read More
From the Winter 2015 edition: As Europe confronts its current refugee crisis, Kathryn Milligan looks back to 1916 when a Belgian artist was one of the 2,300 Belgian refugees who sought shelter in Ireland
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