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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: August 2010

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010. I don't remember when I first started working on Sunnyfresh farm. I think I was thirteen or fourteen years old. I cycled there with the Morrison, twin brothers, Sean and Gerard, and their younger brother Martin. It must have been late Autumn because it was still dark when we set off to begin work at eight o clock. I spent most of that first day digging. There was great cameraderie between the diverse range of employees. A lot of the men were elderly, small farmers, who worke...

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: April 2010

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Do you see me? Eoin O’Sullivan. Tony Moony.who used to “gather” apples (cookers) in the Autumn and sell them to my mother who made apple tarts with them,. Ronnie Dunne.deep voice, Sean Mc Gowan,. Good footballer.Nelius Flynn, sixth from left, second row from the back.a shy, quiet seven year old. I loved a new, thick, colouring book and a packet of crayons. My sister Ann and myself coloured happily for hours. Saturday, April 24, 2010. My clootie (curious trinket) is the green wool.

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: October 2009

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Sunday, October 11, 2009. The main streets are lined with colourful gift shops, coffee shops and restaurants. I loved the displays of masks, a centuries old Venetian tradition, now typically worn during Carnevale. They were originally used for a variety of purposes, some of them illicit or criminal, others just personal, such as romantic encounters. My wardrobe does not include any of the macarbe clothing but I do use the small brass mask daily, as a key ring. Last Easter, we...

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: October 2010

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Thursday, October 28, 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Features examples of my paintings, drawings and details about commissioning art. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: December 2010

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Sunday, December 5, 2010. We learnt the hymns for Requiem Mass: the Tantum Ergo and Lux Aeterna and sometimes we sang them in the cathedral in Sligo at funeral Masses. We never knew what the words meant but the haunting sound of these Gregorian chants remains with me still. We learned other choral songs too, for the Feis, which was a singing competition in the town. My favourites were: The Trout, The Dying Swan, Brochan Lom (a Scottish Irish song about porridge! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: Among School Children

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Saturday, February 25, 2012. I walked the length of the Study Hall. The Pre Leaving Irish was on. Most of the boys were writing, or reading the examination paper. It was early February and as I looked through the long sash windows I thought of the lines from Yeats' poem: Among School Children:. I walk through the long schoolroom questioning;. A kind old nun in a white hood replies;. The children learn to cipher and to sing,. To study reading-books and histories,. To cut and sew, be neat in everything.

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: September 2009

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Saturday, September 26, 2009. This small plastic toy reminds me of those sunny Saturday mornings in Doorly Park. This colourful little trinket rolls along freely and because it is weighted at the bottom the horses head bobs forward and back but eventually returns to the position in the photograph. I would love to build a huge, two metres high, version of it that could be wheeled about on a village green or town park.health and safety issues permitting of course! Wednesday, September 23, 2009. My curiousi...

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: March 2010

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Sunday, March 28, 2010. Billy was a comic book character. He was a young boy who found a pair of old football boots belonging to some very famous footballer.maybe Dixie Dean. Whenever he wore them the magical skills of the former star were transferred to him and he got his team out of many a tight spot on the playing field. To my amazement I had been the leading scorer for our team that year. But better was to follow. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: February 2012

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Saturday, February 25, 2012. I walked the length of the Study Hall. The Pre Leaving Irish was on. Most of the boys were writing, or reading the examination paper. It was early February and as I looked through the long sash windows I thought of the lines from Yeats' poem: Among School Children:. I walk through the long schoolroom questioning;. A kind old nun in a white hood replies;. The children learn to cipher and to sing,. To study reading-books and histories,. To cut and sew, be neat in everything.

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The Curious Trinkets of Nelius Flynn: November 2009

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Saturday, November 21, 2009. I seldom meet any of my friends from that time. If I did, I am sure the subject of smoking would crop up eventually, and we would laugh at the innocence of it all. When we were in our house in Emyvale for a few years we decided to lift some floor covering that had become worn. Underneath was a flattened No. 6 , 20 pack, a poignant reminder of fondly remembered school days. Saturday, November 14, 2009. Friday, November 6, 2009. Our own house is on the right edge of the painting.