Artist(s): Eamon O\'Doherty
Location: Inishturk
Title: Na hOileánaigh
Medium: sculpture
Date: 2007
Materials: bronze
Dimensions: 2m diameter
Description: Sculptor Eamonn O’ Doherty was commissioned by Mayo County Council in 2006, to produce a sculpture for the Island of Inishturk. During consultation with the people of the Island they expressed a preference for a figurative sculpture taking into consideration their lifestyle (past and present), the importance of the sea, and the heritage of the island. The sculpture, Na hOileánaigh, is a 2 meter bronze concave dish representing the sea and the horizon; a currach floats over the void as over the depths of the ocean. The dish itself is reminiscent of the basic form of the currach and also forms a “mappa mundi” of the Islanders world.
