This magnificent guide presents a detailed introduction and commentary alongside the highest quality, detailed illustrations which celebrate the intricate, interlaced geometrical precision of one of the finest early medieval craftsmen.
Micheal O Gaoithin was born 3 January 1904 on the Great Blasket island, one of the six surviving children of renowned storyteller Peig Sayers and her husband, Padraig 'Flint' O Guithin. This book presents a selection of 55 out of O Gaoithin's paintings and drawings from his collection of 200.