Robert Jakes is a sculptor and community artist based in south Pembrokeshire. His commission, Sea of Stories, is a ceramic mural celebrating the cultural history of the sea between Ireland and Wales. Sea of Stories I is now installed at the Ferry Terminal at Pembroke Dock. This m
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Ports, Past and Present focuses on the five port towns which still run ferry services between Ireland and Wales: Pembroke Dock, Rosslare Harbour, Fishguard, Dublin Port and Holyhead. It envisages the Irish Sea not as a space which separates our two countries, but a rich and stori
Creative writing | Book of poetry | Poetry
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‘Trip’ is a poem by the Irish poet Kathy D’Arcy written in response to a visit to the Welsh town of Pembroke Dock. Kathy is a poet, scholar and feminist. Her poetic practice involves walking and engaging with the natural and cultural landscapes she encounters. Her ‘Cloud o
Poetry | Oral history | Creative practice
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Autotranscribe writes an ode to Pembroke Dock. A collage poem made from mistakes made by autotranscription software applied to Pembroke Dock interviews. Kathy D’Arcy is a poet, scholar and feminist. Her poetic practice involves walking and engaging with the natural and cul
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Ports, Past and Present focuses on the five port towns which still run ferry services between Ireland and Wales: Pembroke Dock, Rosslare Harbour, Fishguard, Dublin Port and Holyhead. It envisages the Irish Sea not as a space which separates our two countries, but a rich and stori
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In April 2021 David Begley gathered driftwood at The Burrow, Rosslare and Rosslare Harbour in order to bake driftwood charcoal for 5th and 6th class pupils at Scoil Mhuire Rosslare. Assisted by Nadia Corridan, David facilitated drawing and animation workshops with the children to
Creative writing (Secondary education) | Rosslare Harbour | Oral history
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We Have Always Been Your Harbour is a 25-minute play for voices, written and produced by Wexford writer and performer Peter Murphy, recorded, scored and co-produced by Rosslare native Dan Comerford. The piece was initially conceived as a response and homage to Dylan Thomas’s 1954
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We Have Always Been Your Harbour is a 25-minute play for voices, written and produced by Wexford writer and performer Peter Murphy, recorded, scored and co-produced by Rosslare native Dan Comerford. The piece was initially conceived as a response and homage to Dylan Thomas’s 1954
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“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” ― Rudyard Kipling. I love visiting Museums. You’ll always hear Writers and Storytellers say that stories, in whatever form, bind us and that we can only really learn how to evolve through our col
Anglesey (Wales) | Netherlands. Koninklijke Marine. Marinierskapel | World War, 1939-1945
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Robert Jakes is a sculptor and community artist based in south Pembrokeshire. His commission, Sea of Stories, is a ceramic mural celebrating the cultural history of the sea between Ireland and Wales. It is now installed at the Ferry Terminal at Pembroke Dock. The design of the
Mosaic | Photography | Bisque firing
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