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Línte Liombó (Lines from limbo) by Seán Ó Ríordáin, 1971
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Derry-based Doherty is arguably the most significant Northern Irish artist of his generation.
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Eucharistic Congress Skywriting over Dublin, 1932
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Katie Roche by Teresa Deevy, 1936 at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
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Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó Cadhain, 1949
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Derek Mahon, The Hunt by Night
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In this week’s article Yvonne Scott discusses Paul Henry’s calm portrait which ‘captures the challenge Irish artists faced in combining modernism and nationalism.’
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'Da' by Hugh Leonard, 1978
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These teacher-written activities cover each of the five volumes, spanning from the early middle ages to the end of the last century.
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William Orpen’s The Signing of Peace, Versailles, 1919
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Sheela-na-Gig paintings, by Barrie Cooke, 1960
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Island People by Gerard Dillon, 1950
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This week’s Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks is Bligeard Sraide published in 1983 by Michael Davitt, which established Davitt as one of the most innovative poets in the Irish language.
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Seacht mBua an Éirí Amach, by Pádraic Ó Conaire, 1918
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'Christmas Eve' by Maeve Brennan, 1974
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The Royal Irish Academy has developed teaching material that is of use in the classroom. Designed to be both stimulating to students and integral to the relevant school curriculum, the goal is to motivate and inspire primary, second level and third level students on the...
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Elizabeth Bowen, The Demon Lover and Other Stories, 1945
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Ár Ré Dhearóil, by Máirtín Ó Direáin
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Louis le Brocquy, 1951
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Pauline Cummins’ mural from 1984 is a response to cultural stereotyping.
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The Death of Cúchulainn, by Oliver Sheppard, 1935
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Seamus Heaney, 1975
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Patrick Kavanagh, The Great Hunger, 1942
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The Barracks, by John McGahern, 1963
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