Artist:

Lauren O'Reilly

Artwork title:

Sir Barnewall and Lady Sherle

Location:

Lusk Main Street, Lusk, County Dublin.

Year:

2024

Council:

Fingal County Council

Artwork description:

I am a versatile artist and designer who is nearing the completion of my degree in NCAD. I specialise in graphic design and illustration.

Biography:

Steering away from the commonly highlighted landmarks like the Roundtower or St. MacCullins, I chose to focus on the Barnewalls as a refreshing perspective on Lusk’s history. Sir Christopher Barnewall, Anglo-Irish statesman and former Sheriff of Dublin, was buried in Lusk Church in 1575. His widow, Marion Sherle, commissioned a grand effiany tomb for him in 1589, funded by her second husband. Marion was later laid to rest beside him.

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