Fairies In the Turbet Island Mounds
This print of my original water colour and pen drawing is limited to 40 editions only in each size. Each print is signed and numbered by me, the artist, and the wonderful story you see below comes printed on the back to enjoy.
We now get all our frames handmade bespoke and the price reflects this. The frame sizes we offer are:
Small 26cm
Medium 35cm
Large 46 cm
X Large 63 cm
XX Large 90cm
Please note that these sizes are approximate only. My frames are hand made locally and may differ slightly in size. The materials used for the frames are wood and perspex. We cannot post glass frames, however It is possible for us put glass in the frames but only on collected orders.
If you would like a glass frame please specify so in the additional information box at the check out and we will contact you when your order is ready to arrange your collection.
Please note that X Large and XX large prints are made to order and can take between 7-10 days. All other size should be dispatched within 5 working days.
Enjoy free shipping in Ireland!
This print of my original water colour and pen drawing is limited to 40 editions only in each size. Each print is signed and numbered by me, the artist, and the wonderful story you see below comes printed on the back to enjoy.
We now get all our frames handmade bespoke and the price reflects this. The frame sizes we offer are:
Small 26cm
Medium 35cm
Large 46 cm
X Large 63 cm
XX Large 90cm
Please note that these sizes are approximate only. My frames are hand made locally and may differ slightly in size. The materials used for the frames are wood and perspex. We cannot post glass frames, however It is possible for us put glass in the frames but only on collected orders.
If you would like a glass frame please specify so in the additional information box at the check out and we will contact you when your order is ready to arrange your collection.
Please note that X Large and XX large prints are made to order and can take between 7-10 days. All other size should be dispatched within 5 working days.
Enjoy free shipping in Ireland!
This print of my original water colour and pen drawing is limited to 40 editions only in each size. Each print is signed and numbered by me, the artist, and the wonderful story you see below comes printed on the back to enjoy.
We now get all our frames handmade bespoke and the price reflects this. The frame sizes we offer are:
Small 26cm
Medium 35cm
Large 46 cm
X Large 63 cm
XX Large 90cm
Please note that these sizes are approximate only. My frames are hand made locally and may differ slightly in size. The materials used for the frames are wood and perspex. We cannot post glass frames, however It is possible for us put glass in the frames but only on collected orders.
If you would like a glass frame please specify so in the additional information box at the check out and we will contact you when your order is ready to arrange your collection.
Please note that X Large and XX large prints are made to order and can take between 7-10 days. All other size should be dispatched within 5 working days.
Enjoy free shipping in Ireland!
This print is part of my 2020 Dreamscapes collection which was created for the wonderful Turbet Island Dreamscape Trail in Belturbet, Co Cavan.
What is a dreamscape?
In the dictionary the word dreamscape means “A landscape or scene with the strangeness or mystery characteristic of dreams.”
Each print in this series of Dreamscape has a beautiful story to tell. I created each in response to the landscape and extensive historical and mythological research of the local land. The unique story comes with the print and gives an extra special depth of meaning. It makes a unique gift for anyone interested in folklore or nature.
The Story for this piece:
The Firbolg tribe which I spoke about earlier are believed to have been
eventually overthrown by the next invaders the Tuatha Dé Danann.
In Geraldine Mc Caughrean’s story “ The Harp of Dagda” she explains so
beautifully how,
“ They came from the four great cities in the sky - Falias and Gorias, Finias
and Murias. They had studied every kind of knowledge at the feet of the
citie’s four wise kings, but their destiny was to live on earth a while, a tribe
like no other. And the home they chose - for were they not the wisest of the
wise?- was Ireland. Their chieftain was Dagda, and they were like giant gods
to the wild men of the bogs and peat lakes. They were the Good Men, the
Dananns.
With them they brought the greatest treasure from each of the four celestial
cities: a stone from Falias, a sword from Gorias, a spear from Finias and from
Murias, the bottomless cauldron.
The death of days and the tides of time wrought a change in men called
Good. When the world grew old and sour and villainous, the tribe of Good
diminished - oh not in wisdom or skill but in actual physical stature. They
shrank, just as the goodness of the world shrank and they changed their
dwelling place once again, from the earth to the places beneath the earth.
They lived in the green mounds of the lonely places and changed - as the
grub changes to a butterfly - into the fairies of Ireland.
And they took with them their treasures : the sword, the cauldron, the spear
and the magic harp of Dagda”
Story taken from Geraldine Mc Caughrean’s “ The Harp of Dagda, an Irish
Myth - Silver Myths and Legends of the World
I feel the story of the Tuatha Da Dannan, the KnowMe dolls and the Irish
fairies all represent Mother Nature’s cry for help. These narratives ask us
humans to stop and pay attention to the vulnerability of the earth, especially
in current times.
