Setanta Wall
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Setanta Wall
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Setanta Wall by Desmond Kinney, Dublin 1974.
This is one true hidden jewel in Dublin.Even if Kinney's works are well known, many Dubliners, some say a majority, are unaware of the existence of this mural and there is nothing at the site indicating what it is or who made it.
Desmond Kinney was born in Portstewart in 1934. He specialized in large-scale murals, exhibiting widely in Belfast, Dublin, London and the USA. He produced more than 30 glass mosaics, many based on Irish legends, like the Setanta Wall, which features stories about the mythological hero Cúchulainn. Desmond Kinney died in 2014.
The Setanta (or Táin) Wall depicts major events in the great Irish epic, Táin Bó Cuailnge, the Cattle Raid of Cooley, set 2000 years ago, and the life of its hero, Cúchulainn, who single-handedly defended Ulster against an invasion by Queen Maeve of Connacht to steal the Brown Bull of Cooley. The story runs from left to right.
Weston Westmoreland
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May 28th, 2019
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