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Irish Aran: History, Tradition, Fashion

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Irish Aran knitting is a living tradition with a worldwide reach. Arans communicate warmth, comfort and a sense of home, which people the world over continue to respond to, evoking a connection to these rocky outcroppings of the Atlantic Ocean. Aran grew up in the harsh environment of the Aran Islands where everyday wear consisted of home-spun fabrics and knits. Today Aran survives as part of a rich craft heritage and as high and slow fashion on the catwalks of the world.

An Aran Reader

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From as far back as the time of Gerald of Wales (1220) visitors have written of the wonders of the Aran Islands and natives have celebrated them in prose and in song. Some of the authors in this bilingual collection are very much connected with the Islanders in the public imagination, such as John Millington Synge, Liam O’Flaherty, Máirtín Ó Direáin and Time Robinson. Others, such as James Joyce and Michael Longley are more surprising.

Ní hiad na Blascaodaí an t-aon oileánra a bhfuil corpas litríochta i ndiaidh fás ina dtaobh. Chomh fada siar le haimsir Giraldus Cambrensis (1220) bhí cuairteoirí ag déanamh iontais de na hOileáin Árann agus muintir na hÉireann á gceiliúradh i bprós agus i bhfilíocht. Ar na húdair a mbeifeá ag súil leo sa chnuasach dátheangach seo tá John Millington Synge, Liam O’Flaherty, Máirtín ó Direáin agus Tim Robinson. Tá píosaí ann chomh maith le scríbhneoirí nach samhlófá leis na hoileáin, leithéidí James Joyce agus Michael Longley.

Walls of Aran

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Sean Scully is one of today’s best-loved abstract painters. His familiar signature style of lines or bands of colour, alluding to architectural elements such as portals, windows and walls, is one of the most instantly recognizable in contemporary painting. This book brings together for the first time his photographs of the dry stone walls found on the Aran Islands, off the west coast of Ireland.

The Edge of Light

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Dublin photographer, Liam Blake developed a keen interest in photography at an early age. A award winning photographer, Liam travels the length and breadth of Ireland throughout the year in order to capture images of the people and landscape, the towns and villages and in this case the Aran Islands and present them as a collection of snippets in time.

Aran Currach

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The Aran Island – Another World

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This portfolio of 160 stunning photographs, drawn from the Aran Islands since the early 1960s, chronicles and records the daily life of the islanders: their seasons, harvests and festivities; their schooling, religion and politics; their fishing, folkways and pastimes.
The late BILL DOYLE, a Dubliner, was one of Ireland’s leading documentary and artistic photographers; he won international awards for his work in Japan, Germany, the UK and the USA. His other books include The Aran Islands: Another World(Lilliput) and Island Funeral (Veritas).

Dún Aonghasa – The Guidebook

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In this excellent guide, Cotter records that the hillfort residents of Dun Aonghusa had their own thriving bronze casting industry, producing one of the largest collections of late Bronze Age clay moulds recorded in Ireland or Britain. Swords, spearheads, knives, bracelets, pins and axes were cast there.
The author also addresses the abiding question – did half of Dún Aonghasa fall into the sea?

Currach Pop-Up Card

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