• research
  • projects

Tag Archives: OPW

National Heritage Week 2012: The Irish Headhunter moves to Inis Mór, Aran Islands

Comments Off on National Heritage Week 2012: The Irish Headhunter moves to Inis Mór, Aran Islands
Posted by Ciaran Walsh on August 13, 2012 – 1:56 pm
Filed under Exhibition, Heritage

Poster for National Heritage Week 2012 event organised by Ciarán Walsh, www.curator.ie in Coláiste Ó Direaín, Inis Mór, The Aran Islands, Co Galway, featuring the photographs of Charles R. Browne, The Irish Headhunter. The event is an exhibition of photographs taken by Browne during ethnographic surveys that stretched from Dingle to Conemara and Mayo. The poster features a young boy in traditional Aran costume. It was taken in 1891 and is among the earliest surviving photographs of the Aran Island. For Information:  Coláiste Ó Direáin, Gort na gCapall, Oileáin Árann, Co na Gaillimhe, Éire. (ph) 353 (0)99 61264 (mob) 353(0) 87 6979979. info@odireain.com

 

 

Clár Imeall, TG4, films a feature on ‘The Headhunter’ exhibition in Áras Éanna, Aran.

Comments Off on Clár Imeall, TG4, films a feature on ‘The Headhunter’ exhibition in Áras Éanna, Aran.
Posted by Ciaran Walsh on July 24, 2012 – 3:58 pm
Filed under Exhibition, Heritage, Journalism

Clár Imeall TG4 filming 'The Headhunter' exhibition in Áras Éanna, Aran. 'The Headhunter' exhibition was organised and curated by Ciarán Walsh / www.curator.ie as part of an Education and Outreach project funded by the Heritage Council of Ireland, 2012 with funding from the OPW.

 

Clár Imeall, the arts and culture documentary programme on TG4, spent the day recording a feature on ‘The Irish Headhunter’ exhibition currently on show in Áras Éanna, the arts centre on Inis Oírr (Inisheer), the Aran Islands. Directed by Maggie Breathnach of Red Shoe Productions and filmed by Andy with contributions by Ciaran Walsh /www.curator.ie,  Caomháin Ó Conghaile, Inis Oírr, and Deirdre Ní Conghaile who has just completed a fellowship in the University of Notre Dame. The programme will be broadcast in October 2012.

 

Logos for the agencies that have supported the "Irish Headhunter, The Photograph Albums of Charles R, Browne' a project developed by www.curator.ie. The logos feature the Research Collections and Manuscripts library in Trinity College Dublin, The Blasket Centre, Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir, The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, The Office of Public Works (OPW), The Heritage Council, Áras Éanna Inis Oírr (Inisheer, Aran Islands) and Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

 

 

 

Newer posts »
  •  

     

    HOME

     

    Anthropo lab 2016 P1180364 600 dpi

     

     

  • CONTACT

     

    curator.ie@gmail.com

     

    +353872370846

     

    Booleenshare

    Ballyheigue

    Tralee

    Co Kerry

    Ireland

     

     

  • ABOUT

     

    ciaran ambrotype2IMG_0001

     

     

  • News

    • skeletons in the cupboard: anthropology and the diversity debate
    • a new history of Anglo-Irish anthropology marks the centenary of the Haddon Library in Cambridge
    • Maynoothy University awards Ciarán Walsh a Doctor of Philosophy (Arts) Degree.
    • Ciarán Walsh joins RTÉ Brainstorm as a contributor
    • one editor, two curators & one new history of anthropology
  •  

     

    COMMENT | BLOG

     

    ballymac-banner1 400




Latest News



skeletons in the cupboard: anthropology and the diversity debate



a new history of Anglo-Irish anthropology marks the centenary of the Haddon Library in Cambridge



Maynoothy University awards Ciarán Walsh a Doctor of Philosophy (Arts) Degree.



www.curator.ie || Booleenshare, Co. Kerry, Ireland || web design by Kerrynet Solutions