CaherGael Ring Fort, Caherciveen, Ireland - sold
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11"x14" oil on oil primed linen mounted on board (Raymar)
This is an amazing place I've gotten to visit for the last two summers now. It's a reconstruction, but it is incredible none-the-less. It's about 6 meters high and 3 meters thick drystone wall. NO MORTAR is holding these rocks together! (which to think of it is a bit terrifying once you get your jaw off the ground....). Inside the structure is a partially rebuilt beehive hut. From the information available, this fort is from around the time of 600CE. Built for shelter and security for a family and it's livestock, this looked like a place for a rather important person of his time!
If you ever played 'fort' as a kid - you would love to visit this historical site! It was such a delight to paint the ancient stones in their varied grays, with the view out to the River Ferthy and Bally Carberry Castle! Truly a magical place!
posted by Roxanne Steed at
8:35 PM
1 Comments:
hi, your painting brings back memories of my childhood in the West of Ireland and all my visits to these old buildings and castles.
Lucky me I live in Co. Mayo and I am Irish of course, you have certainly captured the very essence of this magicial place,
Louisa
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