Photographs by Noreen Duggan Photography capturing special moments from our 2024 Culture Night events
Photos by Justin O'Sullivan capturing the special blessing event at the Legacy Art Cross and Ormond Castle on Culture Night 2024. Justin is a young emerging photographer under the tutelage of Noreen Duggan Photography. Thank you Justin!
The Legacy Art Cross removal for restoration with Martin Ellis
Samples of Legacy Art Cross Name Plaques restoration work
Pre-Restoration
Restoration, Pre-Varnish
The Varnishing Process
The Legacy Art Cross re-installation work with Martin Ellis
The Film - built for 2024 Culture Night
The Making of 'In ár gcroithe go deo' (In our hearts forever) is a Film documenting the 2020 special legacy collaborative arts project. The 'In ár gcroithe go deo' arts project honoured 22 loved ones who passed away in 2020 during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. This is the story about how a community of artists came together offering a little comfort to the bereaved families who experienced such a tremendous loss under unprecedented circumstance.
The 2020 creative project ‘In ár gCroithe go Deo’ disrupted the helplessness we had all felt as the callous and blunt nature of the Covid regulations, necessary as they were, affected those in the most vulnerable of circumstances in our community. As creatives, we could do something beautiful, we could offer the arts as a means of transcendence, celebration and renewal.
45 artists answered the call to get involved in this special project and what these amazing creatives created with paint and brushes, words and music during lock-down was beyond special. The connections made were beautiful, a true demonstration of Love in Action and of the transformative power of the arts.
Artists involved in the Legacy Arts project 2020 had recorded stories about their paintings honouring the loved one they were paired with, this information was transcribed and presented to the families along with art prints of the legacy artwork during Culture Night 2020. These recordings are now part of this film, a record of the event and will live on virtually.
Poets associated with Writing Changes Lives Writers' Collective with Margaret O'Brien had also recorded their poems under the theme ‘Love in Action’ 2020– these recording are also compiled and now available online.
As well as the main film, we produced individual mini films honouring each of the 22 loved ones, so that they can be shared among family and friends.
Here are the 22 Loved Ones who we honoured through this unique Legacy Arts Project from Carrick-on-Suir or connected to Carrick-on-Suir who sadly passed away during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown one (March-June 2020). In ár gcroithe go deo (in our hearts forever).
Tony Walsh, John (Jackie) Doherty, Laura Brazel, Kitty Hogan, Sarah Hawkins, Richard Walsh, George Coady, Anne Doherty, Tony Harris, Fr. Andy Kenny, Andy Ellis, Maurice Danby, Mary Wells, John O' Brien, Michael Ingoldsby, Peggy Casey, Rena Power, Margaret Maye, Patrick O'Gorman, Seamus Doherty, Tony Walsh and Ellen Power.
Tony Walsh
Jackie Doherty
Laura Brazel
Kitty Hogan
Sarah Hawkins
Richard Walsh
George Coady
Anne Doherty
Tony Harris
Fr. Andy Kenny
Andy Ellis
Maurice Danby
Sarah Hawkins
John O'Brien
Michael Coady
Rena Power
Peggy Casey
Margaret Maye
Patrick O'Gorman
Seamus Doherty
Tony Walsh
Ellen Power
21 fabulous artists from the Tudor Artisan Hub took part in this special project - Breda Power, Michaela Back, John Davies, Kathleen Farrell, Laura Regan, Sheila Wood, Teresa Moran, David Shee, Mia Carney, Tony Oakey, Patsy Choi, Sandra Power, Bettina Norton, Juliana Gilbride, Aislinn Duggan, Renée Ní Gig, Athena Brownrigg, Catriona MacDonald and Róisín Duggan.
The individual Legacy Art Cross films produced by the Tudor Artisan Hub in memory of loved ones lost during Covid-19 pandemic, March -June 2020
I am still trying to find the words to express how I truly feel to be part of this most amazing, special uplifting 2020 legacy arts project ..the outcome far exceeded our hopes and wishes for the families in our community who lost a loved one during the first lockdown of the pandemic in 2020.
45 artists answered our call to get involved in this special project and what they created with paint and brushes, words and music was beyond special. The connections made were beautiful, a true demonstration of Love in Action and of the transformative power of the arts.
I want to sincerely thank the 21 visual artists from the Tudor Artisan Hub who took part in this special project - John Davies, Athena Brownrigg, Bettina Norton, Roisin Duggan, Kathleen Farrell, Sheila Wood, Aislinn Duggan, Stephen Power, Renée Ní Gig, Patsy Choi, Breda Power, Juliana Gilbride, Laura Regan, Mia Carney, Sandra Power, Michaela Back, Tony Oakey, Catriona MacDonald, Teresa Moran, David Shee and Sophie Carpentieri.
Thank you to the 18 writers from Writing Changes Lives Writers' Collective - Margaret O' Brien; Breda Joyce; Eileen Acheson; Heather Wall; Mark Roper; Mary Hanrahan; Eileen Heneghan; Mary McGrath; Martine O'Donovan; Catherine Swords; Mawie Barrett; Bernie Condon; Joanne McCarthy; Fionnuala O'Shea; John Corcoran; Kate Gordon; Heather Comerford and Anne Barton who created on paper and then recorded the most beautiful poems and prose pieces under the theme ‘Love in Action’. These recordings can be listened to on our website.
Thank you to local poet Eddie Reade for recording his beautiful poems honouring Tony Walsh and Tony Harris.
And most especially we think of the special people we were so privileged to remember and honour through this special legacy project - Laura Brazel, Seamus Doherty, Peggy Casey, Ellen Power, Kitty Hogan, George Coady, Margaret Maye, Sarah Hawkins, Patrick O'Gorman, John O' Brien, Tony Walsh (Mill St.), Rena Power, Fr. Andy Kenny, Maurice Danby, Richard Walsh, Andy Ellis, Michael Ingoldsby, John Doherty, Mary Wells, Tony Walsh (Collins Park), Anne Doherty and Tony Harris...in ár gcroithe go deo
Thank you to Gay Brazel, Marian Ingoldsby and Matthew O'Tuama for their beautiful musical contributions for this film and recordings online.
Thank you to photographer and videographer Pete Smith for supporting this project in countless ways and for giving us permission to use some of his beautiful local video footage for the film.
Thank you to Daria Kravtsova, Game Art & Design Student, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Clonmel Campus - for creating the footage capturing the change in funerals in a Church setting during the pandemic.
I want to give a very special thank you to writer Margaret O' Brien for coming on board to collaborate with me on this special legacy project and also writer Mary McGrath who joined us to meet with many of the families who had lost a loved one and for her support over the course of the project.
I would also like to extend a great big thank you to Fr. Paul Waldron and Stacey of St. Nicholas Church; St Molleran’s Church; Bridget O'Keeffe of the Nano Nagle Community Centre and Maria Madden for helping us reach out to the families for this 2020 Legacy Project.
A very Big Thank you to Martin Ellis for all his professional support and patience building frames, installing, taking down and re-installing the Legacy Art Cross in 2020, 2022 and 2024!
Thank you to crafter Gerdy Power for all his professional work crafting the 22 wooden canvas, creating the 22 name plaques and original signage for the Legacy Arts Project 2020.
Thank you to Stephen Doherty, Franny Walsh, Terry Flynn and St. Nicholas Church Parish Office staff for preparing the memorial site for the Legacy Cross in 2020 and 2024.
Thank you to the Carrick on Suir Lions Club, spearheaded by Maria Madden, for funding and maintaining the beautiful plantings at this memorial location over the last four years.
Thank you to one and all that helped out in any way in the making and maintenance of this very special Legacy Cross installation.
Thank you to the Ormond Castle for inviting us to screen this special film for Culture Night 2024.
And a very very BIG thank you to all the bereaved families who met with us in 2020 under very difficult circumstances, for sharing your stories and trusting us to honour your precious loved ones.
This film and restoration Legacy Art project was supported by the Tipperary County Council and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon as part of the 2024 Culture Night celebrations.
