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Celebrating Kerry Women in Literature at Kerry Writers’ Museum
From KWM Facebook page

Artist Spotlight | Aidan O’Leary
We are delighted to introduce Aidan O’Leary, one of five talented artists creating original work for the Kerry Women in Literature exhibition, opening this June in Kerry Writers’ Museum in Listowel!
A poet, writer, and visual artist from Kerry, Aidan’s work explores memory, resilience, and cultural heritage through digital compositions, photography, and multimedia storytelling.
His past projects, including Grit, the Mary Motorhead Installation at Siamsa Tíre, and striking album artwork, showcase his talent for merging visual and literary art.
For this exhibition, Aidan draws inspiration from Victorian-era novelist Anne Margaret Rowan, bringing her themes of psychological tension, history, and class struggle to life through layered textures, shadow-play, and immersive soundscapes.
Margaret Rowan was born in Tralee, County Kerry on 21 November 1832. Her parents were Arthur Rowan and Alice (née Thompson), who were part of the Kerry gentry with Scottish heritage. Her maternal grandfather was the Kerry county treasurer, Peter Thompson (died 1849). She had two siblings who survived to adulthood, William and Ora. There are no records of Rowan’s early life, but she was likely privately educated at home in Belmont, Tralee. She shared her father’s interest in Irish history and archaeology……
We will find out more about this lady when the exhibition opens in June. In the meantime, I’ll see if Maria, our trusty librarian, has any of her writings in the library.
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Art in the Park
Some more close ups of Will Fogarty’s artwork in Ballincollig Regional Park





In Ballincollig Regional Park even the bike stands are stylish.

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For Love of a Horse

My niece, Elizabeth, on her beloved horse, Henry. I asked about the name and she told me that at that time she used to call her horses after the man from whom she bought them. She bought this horse when he was 6 months old from a man named Ned. Elizabeth felt he was too noble for a Ned so she called him Henry. He is now retired and living his best life. He is 24 horse years old, about 70 human years.

The bond between Elizabeth and Henry is as close as many marriages. She has grown up with him, confided her secrets in him, celebrated bithdays with him and hunted with him twice a week for 16 seasons. She wanted to celebrate that bond in a piece of jewellery. Eileen Moylan, goldsmith, had made her wedding ring, platinum inset with diamonds. Back to Eileen Elizabeth went with her new idea. Eileen had not done this before but she loves a challenge. She set strands of Henry’s hair over the diamonds in Elizabeth’s wedding ring. Elizabeth now wears a ring cementing her unbreakable bond with her two favourite men. She is delighted.
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Products from the 1980s
Source; the internet

Do you remember these?
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Don’t Forget
It’s tomorrow night. We could do with a laugh.

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A Fact
Otters ansd weasels belong to the same family of carnivores. They are mustelids.
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