An Irishman's Diary on Irish sculptor Gabriel Hayes

Newspaper clipping showing Gabriel Hayes at work. 

The multi-talented Irish sculptor, Gabriel Hayes (1909-1978), left behind a rich artistic legacy. Her statues and carvings in wood, bronze and stone and her colourful paintings display her talent and love of creating art. I have just written an Irishman's Diary about her life and times in the Irish Times newspaper. Read it here. 

This is a short video about Gabriel Hayes with Prof. Paula Murphy. Source.

As I mention in the article, Hayes also designed coins (one of which you can see below), as well as medals, trophies and plaques. If you want to find out more about Hayes, have a look at these links:

• Royal Irish Academy website
• Dictionary of Irish Architects website
• Dictionary of Irish Biography website
• Galway cathedral website
• St Jude's parish website

Irish 1P coin (in circulation 1971-2001) designed by Gabriel Hayes. Image source.

Bronze statue of Luke Wadding by Gabriel Hayes in Waterford city.