Cliodhna Cussen (1932-2022) was an Irish sculptor, artist and author. She was born in Newcastle West, County Limerick in 1932 to a prominent local family and died on August 2nd 2022. She was married to

Pádraig Ó Snodaigh 200px Pádraig Ó Snodaigh (born 18 May 1935, Carlow, Ireland) is an Irish language activist, poet, writer and publisher. He worked for the Irish Electricity Supply Board, and later in the National Museum of Ireland. He is a former president of ...

, a poet, writer and publisher. She was mother of Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South Central

Aengus Ó Snodaigh Aengus Ó Snodaigh (; born 31 July 1964) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, author and historian who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency since the 2002 general election. Early and personal life A Dubliner ...

. One of her most prominent pieces of public art is at the intersection of Pearse and College Streets in Dublin. The Long Stone replica (Ivar the Boneless' Pillar) was erected in 1986 and marks the site of an original Viking long stone to prevent their longships from running aground. She also created the 'Who Made The World' sculpture in Ballsbridge. She has received many public work commissions which can be found around Ireland. She is known for working mainly in stone and bronze. In 1986, she added a statue of Saint Patrick depicted as a shepherd with a sheep at his feet at the pilgrimage site of

Máméan Binn Chaonaigh (Irish language, Irish for "peak of the moss") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks, the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Lists of mountains in ...

Connemara Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) is a region on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speak ...

. She is the author of the novel, ''An Eochair'' (the key), a fictional account of the life of

Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill (also known as Eileen O'Connell, ) was a member of the Irish gentry and a poet. She was the main composer of ''Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire'', a traditional lament in Irish described (in its written form) as the greate ...

(especially her relationship with

Art Ó Laoghaire Art Ó Laoghaire (IPA:ˈaɾˠt̪ˠoːˈl̪ˠiːəɾʲə, also Airt Ó Laoghaire or Art O'Leary, born 1746, died 4 May 1773), a Roman Catholic member of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland, was a Captain in the Hungarian Hussars Regiment of the army o ...

) author of

Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire or the ''Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire'' is an Irish keen composed in the main by his wife Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, a member of the Gaelic gentry of County Kerry in the 18th century. It has been described as the great ...

one of the greatest laments in Irish literature. She has authored three collections of poetry published by

Coiscéim Coiscéim (; "Footstep") is a prolific Dublin-based Irish-language publisher founded by writer, historian and language activist Pádraig Ó Snodaigh in 1980. With over 1,500 titles Coiscéim have published the largest number of titles amongst the 2 ...

, Sifíní (2001), Turasanna (2011) and Idir Dhá Sháile (2018).

Books

*''Trupall Trapall'', Oifig an tSoláthair (1972) *''Síle Bhuí'', Oifig an tSoláthair (1975) *''Buile Shuibhne'', Conradh na Gaeilge (1976) *''Tomhais'', Oifig an tSoláthair (1977) *''Éalú ón gCaisleán'', Oifig an tSoláthair (1978) *''Mat agus Muta'', Clódhanna Teoranta (1978) *''Gearóid Iarla'', Clódhanna Teoranta (1978) *''An Droch Shaol'', Clódhanna Teoranta (1980) *''Bainne na Bó'' (i dteannta Mairéad ní Chinnéide), An Gúm (1986) *''Inniu an Luan'', Coiscéim (1987) *''Some Observations on Stone'', Aisling Press, (1988) *''Torfinn'', Coiscéim (1988) *''An Bhean úd Thall'', Bord na Gaeilge (1990) *''Soraidh Slán'', Coiscéim (1993) *''Teacht na nGael go hÉireann'', Coiscéim (1995) *''An Eala Dubh'', Coiscéim (1996) *''Sifíní'', Coiscéim (2001) *''Cath Chluain Tarbh'', Coiscéim (2003) *''Conal agus Údaí'', Coiscéim (2005) *''Ar Dheisiúr na Gréine'', Coiscéim (2006) *''Síoda ar Shíoda - Rogha Dánta ó 700-2000'', Eag. le Mícheál Ó Ruairc, Coiscéim (2008) *''Turasanna'', Coiscéim (2011) *''An Eochair'', Coiscéim (2014) *''Tiompán Tráthnóna'', Coiscéim (2017) *''Idir dhá Sháile'', Coiscéim (2018) *''Bhíodar Aréir Ann'', Coiscéim (2019)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cussen, Cliodhna 1932 births Living people Irish women sculptors People from Newcastle West 20th-century Irish sculptors 21st-century Irish sculptors 20th-century Irish women artists 21st-century Irish women artists

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