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T. P. Flanagan at Lissadell
Seamus Heaney on TP: "Through his childhood connections with Lissadell and the Yeats country and because he had written poems of his own before we had met, Terry brought a romantic even bohemian element into play wherever he went".
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Countess Markievicz, died on this day 95 years ago
Painted on her deathbed by her husband, Casimir
Lissadell collection
Constance Markievicz painted by her husband, Casimir
Lissadell collection
Celebrating #PrideMonth
Eva Gore-Booth, poet, suffragist, lifelong campaigner to improve working and living conditions for women.
Buried with her life companion Esther Roper with the Sappho line on their gravestone:
‘Life that is Love is God’
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@DeniseBiggins @niamh_dr Some Lissadell Press publications, might be useful
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This painting of Zywotowka in Ukraine by Casimir de Markievicz was presented by the artist to Mrs Kathleen Clarke in 1927
Lissadell collection
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Olden days at Lissadell, daffodils
Narcissus Acme and Narcissus Incognita, sketched for the Garden Catalogues of Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth, brother to Countess Markievicz
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Casimir Dunin de Markievicz, born in Zhyvotivka, Oratow, Ukraine
Married Constance Gore-Booth, Countess Markievicz, who risked her life for Ireland's freedom
These are Casimir's painting at Zhyvotivka
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T. P. Flanagan at Lissadell
As a young boy, Terry Flanagan spent many happy holidays in Lissadell, with his Aunt who managed the Lissadell School of Needlework.
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