Redmond Herrity ( ga, Réamann Ó hOireachtaigh) is an Irish sculptor from

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. Redmond Herrity, who works from his home place of Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland, has traveled extensively, creating private and public commissions. During his time in India in the late 1990s, he was inspired by street sculptors and in a later trip to Australia worked with stone for the first time. He graduated fro
Leitrim Sculpture Centre
in Ireland in 2001 and later worked in Carrara, Italy, where he began mastering the ancient techniques of marble portraiture. From classical portraits to modern sculpture, Redmond's work spans centuries. In 2014 Herrity worked on a series named "Recycled Limestone" that depicts recyclable items like a beer tin or a folded milk carton.

Works on display

Ardara Sculpture of John Doherty by Redmond Herrity 2014 09 05

His works include the

Celtic Cross The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses er ...

in Letterkenny. He came to the attention of the national media for his sculpture of Our Lady, which can be seen in St Mary's Church,

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, County Antrim. He also constructed the memorial to the

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which is located at the

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. He was thanked by former Taoiseach

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for this work. * ''Celtic Cross'' (2006), Cathedral Square, Letterkenny, County Donegal * ''Errigal College'' (2007), Letterkenny, County Donegal * ''Flight of the Earls'' (2007),

Letterkenny Town Park Letterkenny Town Park ( ga, Páirc Baile Leitir Ceanainn) or Bernard McGlinchey Town Park, as it is officially known as, is a public park located in Letterkenny, County Donegal. It is located at University Hospital Roundabout, adjacent to St Con ...

* ''Miami Showband Memorial'' (2007), Parnell Square, Dublin * ''Our Lady'' (2008), Rasharkin, County Antrim * ''John Doherty'' (2013), Ardara, County Donegal

References

External links

Herrity's official siteHerrity's biographyRedmond Herrity Sculpture Centre
Irish Independent Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Irish sculptors People from Letterkenny Irish male sculptors Artists from County Donegal 21st-century Irish artists {{Ireland-sculptor-stub