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Clarke family Ireland

There's a lot more Irish Clarke's on Clare's family tree pages, including famed artist Harry Clarke.

RE: Clarke family Ireland

I am trying to trace the ancestry of my grandfather, Samuel Boyd Clarke, born April 22 1882 in N. Ireland (Derry?) Also related to O'Neills. Homesteaded in Saskatchewan. Died about 1953, in Saskachewan, Canada.

TV On The Radio

Just put Radio 6 on to listen to MJ Hibbett's last Euro 2004 outing, so "radio on the TV" really, and what should be playing? TV On The Radio, CRAZY eh?All Mark's friends must be tuned in, as now I am trying to tune in through the computer, and the s...

New Bluggcast

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Not flapping their arms and running round the garden, but booked on a flight back from Ireland in the morning, which is now grounded. They've been told there are no flights because the volcanic ash is affecting radar, not the dust in the engines stor...

Elvis Costello

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Ireland's Memorial Records 1914-18

A book, with decorative borders by Harry Clarke:Ireland's Memorial Records 1914-18; vol. 3, DOV to GYV; 8 decorative borders by Clarke, repeated throughout the volume; 384pp, 290 x 200mm; decorated soft wrappers; Naval & Military Press n.d. 1st thus;...

Harry Clarke talk at Ballyhaunis Friary

Slightly short notice, there's an exhibition going on right now at Ballyhaunis Friary in County Mayo, and there's a talk tomorrow. This info from heritageweek.ie:Photographic Exhibition of Harry Clarke Stained Glass Windows28/08/2007 - 02/09/2007Time...

An elusive item for all fans of the Clarke Family

This looks interesting, an invitation to a preview of a retrospective of the works of David Clarke, son of Harry Clarke and Margaret Clarke. If you can have such a thing as a preview to a retrospective.You are bidding for a paperback exhibtion previe...

Hmm I will have to find a way to sneak the ebay ads into the feed...

Working in Dublin sounds cool, thanks for the note about that issue of Irish Arts Review, I would really appreciate a copy. How did you get two copies then, did they replace the first one you took?...

Harry Clarke on the cover of Irish Arts Review

See the Harry Clarke issue, of Irish Arts Review. Nice! Someone is sending me a copy of it, for our ever growing Harry Clarke collection...Hmm, whole stash of Harry Clarke on Amazon at the moment, including canvas prints. I hope they're all licensed ...

Our trip to Dublin (part one)

Went to Dublin for the weekend, just Clare and I, we left the wee man at home. I did miss him a lot, I get even more homesick than before these days, even on the shortest of trips.Good flight times with Ryan Air meant we had time to drop Harry off at...

Our trip to Dublin (part two)

We started the day at the Hugh Lane gallery, really handy for our hotel and they have The Eve Of St Agness, an excellent and famous Harry Clarke window. We've been before but good to check in again. They also have an exhibition based on the studio of...

Here you go birds

Went to Alkham Valley Garden Centre yesterday (what a great place) and bought a bird feeder, some herbs and things to help them grow. What a great place, have been past it before but didn't expect it to be so big or so nice. Well worth a visit. Haven...

Oh and happy st patrick's day

Hmm a post with only a title and no text makes a bit of a mess of the page.

Sorry.

Who are you supporting today?

Harry seems to have the wrong colours on today... Oh yeah it's not a hangover, I actually am sick, have not eaten anything since that last hangover blog post :-(...

Signed Harry Clarke book for sale

Here is a signed copy of Strangest Genius, the relatively new book about Harry Clarke. Not signed by him though of course, but by the authors Lucy Costigan and Michael CullenThe book, "Strangest Genius: The stained glass of Harry Clarke", by Lucy Cos...

Crazy weather again today

This is the hottest weekend of the year, and it's October. We're off to the harbour this afternoon, it's sure to be heaving there though. Up early this morning and watched the Ireland rugby game, good result for them, was looking very close in the fi...

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