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Patricia Hurl
Patricia Hurl (born 1943) is an Irish artist. Background Hurl was born in 1943 in Dublin. She had three sisters and one brother. Hr mother died of cancer when Hurl was 17. Hurl's father, born in 1894, was a Catholic from a farming background who grew up along the Derry- Antrim border. He worked as a primary school teacher and was politically active, becoming involved in the Ulster Troubles. Hurls parents moved to Charleston Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin, where they bought their first house. They lived frugally and the family prioritised education. Career Before becoming an artist, Hurl got a job with Williams and Woods, a Dublin confectionery factory, where she worked as a comptometer operator. Hurl attended the National College of Art and Design in 1975 as a mature student and returned to study at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, graduating in 1984 with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts in fine art. In 2000, she completed a Master of Arts in intera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge. The city now covers both banks (Cityside on the west and Waterside on the east). The population of the city was 83,652 at the 2001 Census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 90,736. The district administered by Derry City and Strabane District Council contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. Derry is close to the border with County Donegal, with which it has had a close link for many centuries. The person traditionally seen as the founder of the original Derry is Saint , a holy man from , the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal, of which the west bank of the Foyle was a part before 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
