What is Home?
The mural, “What is Home?” by the artist Asbestos, at the end of South Main Street, in Cork. As seen through the ring of a nearby life buoy hanging on a pole.
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A doorway in Kinsale saying what we all hope for in this crazy, violent world. Free Palestine. Videos I watched recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Yn4wzDjLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrY_WoleAJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Y8k9RPBpc
An Urban Tribute to Frederick Douglass
A few years ago, a small mural was painted on a box on Grand Parade, featuring Frederick Douglass. Google Maps shows it was still there in 2024, but I’m not sure about it now. Frederick Douglass visited Ireland in 1845 and was warmly received, finding a sense of freedom here that contrasted sharply with his…
Underpass Artists
Two young men decorate the underpass on the Line in Blackrock this evening with spray paint. There are fabulous murals on both walls of the underpass! Fun fact: spray paint, the tool of choice here, was invented in 1949 by Edward Seymour, on the suggestion of his wife, Bonnie.