Éamonn O'Doherty (1939 – 4 August 2011) was an

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sculptor, painter,

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, photographer and lecturer. He was best known for his sculptures in public places. He was born and raised in

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, and died, aged 72, in

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. Well known sculptures by Éamonn O'Doherty include the Quincentennial Sculpture on

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and the Anna Livia monument, in 2011 moved to the

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Memorial Park, in Dublin. O'Doherty also won awards for his paintings, amongst other on the Irish Exhibition of Living Art. An exhibition of his photographs from the collection of the

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toured around the United States. In the summer of 1966, O'Doherty was the first manager of

Sweeney's Men Sweeney's Men was an Irish traditional band. They emerged from the mid-1960s Irish roots revival, along with groups such as The Dubliners and the Clancy Brothers. The founding line-up in May 1966 was Johnny Moynihan, Andy Irvine and "Galway J ...

and had painted the band's logo on the front of their van, from a drawing by

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. According to Andy Irvine, O'Doherty was quite adept at playing the flute. He had also toured with Irvine in

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in the early part of 1966.''Andy's History'' – Chapter 3.
Autobiography at Andy Irvine's website. Retrieved 2 July 2015

Academics

O'Doherty studied at

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(UCD), earning a degree in architecture. Later he became lecturer at the Department of Architecture at the

Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological Un ...

. In various capacities he also taught on the Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design (Ireland), the ''

École Spéciale d'Architecture The École spéciale d'architecture (ÉSA; formerly École centrale d'architecture) is a private school for architecture at 254, boulevard Raspail in Paris, France. The school was founded in 1865 by engineer Emile Trélat as reaction against the ...

'' in Paris (France),

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(USA),

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(USA) and the

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(

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Personal

Éamonn O'Doherty was married to Barbara Ó Brolchain. They had 3 daughters and one son.Independent.ie – Eamonn O'Doherty
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, Dublin

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* Irish sculptors Artists from Derry (city) 1939 births 2011 deaths University of Jordan faculty {{Ireland-artist-stub

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