Feile na gCloch – The Dry Stone Walls of Inis Oírr

Throughout Feile na gCloch, some sketchers were inextricably drawn to sketching the dry stone walls of Inis Oírr. Sketches by Brenda, Sean and John.

 

 

Feile na gCloch – anticipated, imagined

Feile na gCloch, anticipated, imagined by Clara and Susan.

 

Feile na gCloch – Teampall Chaomháin

On Sunday morning of Feile na gCloch, the sketchers congregated in Teampall Chaomháin. Sketches from Susan, Stephen, Pat, Lorraine, Josephine, Chris, Clara, Jesse and John.

Feile na gCloch – On the Wall

On the Saturday afternoon of Feile na gCloch, the sketching group captured the international community of stone wallers at work creating a new wall for Inis Oírr in 2017.

 

Feile na gCloch – Wrecked

On Friday morning, the Feile na gCloch sketchers went on a pilgrimage to the Plassy shipwreck. Sketches from Brenda, Chris, James, Jesse, John, Pat, Sean, Stephen, Susan.

Feile na cGloch – on the beach

On Friday afternoon of Feile na gCloch, the sketchers explored the area around the beach. Sketches from Brenda, Susan, Chris, James, John, Josephine, Pat and Stephen.

Inishative with John Shaw-Rimmington

Inish less or inish more
Inish either Inish or
I’m glad I’m back in Inisheer
I think I’ll have a local beer
Inish woman Inish man
On the isles of Aran
The first Irish coming here to live
Really had inishative

Flattish roundish
Start to finish
Upish downish
Outish Inish

Beyond the view beyond the sky
Almost as far as sea can eye
Before my strength and health diminish
I must return once more to Inish

Attractive views here and there
You see a tractor everywhere
Walls of grey
On greenish isle
random walls in feidin style

Mudders here. Children there
Tursty tourists everywhere
You needn’t be a power house
To climb up to the tower house

It isn’t such a real big hastle
To catch a view from yonder castle

It’s worth the trip on the ferry
To Lands of walls of bramble berry

Words and Image: John Shaw-Rimmington