ballina public art

Flow:  public art that can be seen on Pearse St., Ballina, Co. Mayo.
Artist - Joe Neeson
Official launch:  09June10

the original concept for ‘Flow’ was a celebration of the local salmon, acknowledging the town’s status as Salmon Capital of Ireland. The sculpture consists of two vertical forms based on the form of diving salmon. 
If interested, you can read more about it HERE

Instinct:  - cast bronze, cast glass, polished stainless steel & glass lens 2x1.2m
Located on the Ballina Riverside walk, Co Mayo
Artist - Rachel Joynthe
Official launch:  20April13

the artist’s concept for the sculpture suggests an enlarged egg and resembles a fishing float, referring to the town’s status of Salmon Capital of Ireland.

looking in the glass window, this is what I saw.  It has a kaleidoscope effect.

If interested, you can read more HERE

matrimonial tree

The Matrimonial Tree

"The Matrimony Tree is based on an ancient Donegal tradition. When a couple were engaged to be married, two types of tree were planted side by side. When the lovers married, the trees were grafted together and left to grow.

The individual trees would have had their own distinctive characteristics,
but the merging of the two formed something beautiful and unique.
The Artist has used this symbolism to celebrate the unity and friendship between the twin towns of Stranorlar & Ballybofey. It is said that lovers who pass through the arch holding hands will love each other for ever!"

Info courtesy of dccpa (donegal county council public art) website

Letterkenny Public Art

The Polestar is a monument located on the Port Bridge Roundabout on the Derry Road. Its creator is a Derry man, Locky Morris.  The site of the Polestar, on the Port Bridge Roundabout, has had an historic past where trade and goods were landed by boat and transported to the surrounding areas by rail and road. The monument is made of 104 timber poles and rises to a height of 12 metres. Its shape alludes to the outline of a boat, as well as having a locomotive (train track) theme, to commemorate the fact that both forms of transportation played a major part in the town's development in the past.
Info courtesy of Wikipedia.

These photos were taken from the bus window on the ride back to Killybegs.

The Workers is a monument made from stainless steel and stone and is located at The Dry Arch Roundabout in the town. The monument was created in 2001 by Maurice Harron. The monument commemorates a generation of men who worked on building the original bridge and train track at the Dry Arch. The piece of stone in the monument, which the workers are lifting, is a piece saved from the original bridge.
Info courtesy of Wikipedia.