All Discussions Tagged 'Monaghan' - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T07:06:32Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Monaghan&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow Does Art Contribute to the Conversation on the Great Famine?tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-11-26:6442157:Topic:1295142014-11-26T14:09:45.742ZIreland's Great Hunger Institutehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/GreatHungerInstitute
<p>A recent installation of artworks by Orlagh Meegan-Gallagher at the Carrickmacross Workhouse, County Monaghan was featured on the Irish TV program, <em>County Matters</em>. The four textile pieces remember the famine's victims, sparking a dialogue between contemporary representations of famine and the historical context of the workhouse. The program features an interview with the Great Hunger Institute's Founding Director Christine Kinealy, whose research largely inspired Meegan-Gallagher.…</p>
<p>A recent installation of artworks by Orlagh Meegan-Gallagher at the Carrickmacross Workhouse, County Monaghan was featured on the Irish TV program, <em>County Matters</em>. The four textile pieces remember the famine's victims, sparking a dialogue between contemporary representations of famine and the historical context of the workhouse. The program features an interview with the Great Hunger Institute's Founding Director Christine Kinealy, whose research largely inspired Meegan-Gallagher. Of the role of art in remembrance, Kinealy states, "The beauty and value of artwork is that there is so much left to the imagination and that takes us to places where we can explore and empathize with the depth of that tragedy."</p>
<p>What do you think? View the video <a href="http://www.irishtv.ie/monaghan-matters-27/" target="_blank">here</a> and share your thoughts with us!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.irishtv.ie/monaghan-matters-27/" target="_blank"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/122497428?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Ireland's Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University is a scholarly resource for the study of the Great Hunger (1845-1852).Through a program of lectures, conferences, courses and publications, Ireland's Great Hunger Institute offers a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of the Irish Famine, also known as An Gorta Mór. The Institute also fosters an appreciation for Irish culture and history.</span></em></p>
<p></p> Political Violence -- What's Your Experience?tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-04-16:6442157:Topic:172382013-04-16T20:47:25.707ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png/450px-Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png/450px-Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png?width=300" style="padding: 5px;" width="300"></img></a> Sobered by the shattering events in Boston, I recalled my own experience with terrorism, though mine was in the Irish context. I write further about it here in this post, titled <a href="http://thenewwildgeese.com/profiles/blogs/but-for-the-grace-of-god-the-dublin-monaghan-bombings-may-17-1974" target="_self">"But for the Grace of…</a></p>
<p><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png/450px-Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png/450px-Dublin_and_Monaghan_front.png?width=300" width="300" style="padding: 5px;" class="align-right"/></a>Sobered by the shattering events in Boston, I recalled my own experience with terrorism, though mine was in the Irish context. I write further about it here in this post, titled <a href="http://thenewwildgeese.com/profiles/blogs/but-for-the-grace-of-god-the-dublin-monaghan-bombings-may-17-1974" target="_self">"But for the Grace of God ... The Dublin/Monaghan Bombings, May 17, 1974."</a></p>
<p><strong>Right, view of the memorial to the bombings' victims on Talbot Street, Dublin. Source: Wikimedia</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> highlights, but does not limit political violence, to eight different forms: </p>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#Genocide"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Genocide</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#Human_Rights_Violations"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Human Rights Violations</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#War"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">War</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#Police_Brutality"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Police Brutality</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#Famine"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Famine</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#Counter-insurgency"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Counter-insurgency</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#Torture"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Torture</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_violence#Capital_Punishment"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Capital Punishment</span></a></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="toctext">Have you had any experience, direct or otherwise, with violence used in an attempt to achieve a political end?</span></p>