Exhibition Continues 2nd – 27th November 2023, Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm
It was a time when the seas were warming and every single day the rain fell heavier than before. The dog still got a walk despite the downpours. Sometimes twice a day. They usually went up along the road to Sliabh na Cloiche. In previous times the land here was sacred but now people came out from the city to dump rubbish all along the verges. This annoyed the man, but nevertheless he liked to get outside for a walk. He would often see foxes and sometimes a hare. He once thought he had glimpsed a barn owl at dusk but he couldn’t be certain. There were always crows about - no mistake about that; rooks, magpies, jackdaws, hooded crows – sometimes ravens and jays. There seemed to be more birds about that day though and he imagined that they were following him. He remembered Hitchcock’s film ‘The Birds’. He sat down on the damp ground to sketch the line of trees where the birds nested. Hooded crows lifted from their nests and started to mob a buzzard and then flew low to mob the dog. After a while he finished his sketch and stretched out on the ground to rest. He watched the clouds passing overhead and he began to dose. He fell sound asleep to the sound of crows cawing. Time passed. The earth aged and ancient passageways reopened from under every hill. The Tuath Dé rose up, the seas cooled, the rain stopped and for a time balance was restored.
Exhibition Opening Thursday, 2nd November 2023, 6 – 9pm
Exhibition Continues 2nd – 27th November 2023
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