Research Trip, August 2011

In August 2011, during what could have been called a typical Irish summer, I hit the road to do some research. I visited the Armagh County Museum, which is in Armagh City in Northern Ireland (pictured below) and examined material related to George Russell (1867-1935). Russell, who was also known as AE, was a very interesting character who had many interests including the co-operative movement, poetry, journalism and painting. The staff were very helpful and I managed to get some invaluable quotations and references from the material they hold on AE.

I also visited the Model in Sligo Town. There was a great exhibition on at the time on paintings from the Celtic Revival period. Link to exhibition: http://themodel.ie/exhibitions/the-celtic-twilight

Photo of Sligo Town with Ben Bulben in the distance, covered in mist.