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Sky Walkers

Six poetic, sonic experiences on the six forests of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in the Dublin mountains, Ireland: Carrickgollogan, Barnaslingan, Tibradden, Kilmashogue, Ticknock, Ballyedmonduff. Commissioned by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and supported by Coillte and Dublin Mountains Partnership for the Nature and Place, Temporary Projects Commission. Link to press release.

Sky Walkers conjures mysterious and fantastical vignettes based on the landscape; with historical, mythical, scientific and futuristic allusions.

Take a journey to the six locations, in person or in the imagination. Best experienced in an immersive setting with good headphones or sound medium. To listen on location where there is intermittent mobile signal, store offline on your mobile phone by using the Vimeo app. Alternatively, you can download the tracks to your laptop or desktop from Vimeo by following the link to the showcase. Or scroll down to watch below!

 

Or scroll down to watch below!

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Fairy Castle. Prose poetic vignette. Written, spoken and recorded by Méadhbh O’Connor, 2024. Copyright © 2024 Méadhbh O’Connor. All rights reserved.
Site coordinates: 53°14’21.1″N 6°14’42.4″W
Sky Walkers. Poem. Written, spoken and recorded by Méadhbh O’Connor, 2024. Many thanks to the walkers of Three Rock and Two Rock Mountains for their voices. Copyright © 2024 Méadhbh O’Connor. All rights reserved. Site coordinates: 53°14’49.1″N 6°14’09.9″W

Tibradden, O’Connell’s Rock. Prose poetic vignette. Written, spoken and recorded by Méadhbh O’Connor, 2024. Copyright © 2024 Méadhbh O’Connor. All rights reserved.
Site coordinates: 53°14’19.3″N 6°16’49.4″W
Prose poetic meditation, Carrickgollogan. Written, spoken and recorded by Méadhbh O’Connor, 2024.  Copyright © 2024 Méadhbh O’Connor. All rights reserved.
Site coordinates: 53°13’01.1″N 6°09’27.3″W
The Lead Mines of Ballycorus. Poem. Copyright © 2024 Méadhbh O’Connor. All rights reserved. Site coordinates: 53°13’28.5″N 6°09’49.3″W
Three Rock Mountain. Prose poetic vignette. Written, spoken and recorded by Méadhbh O’Connor, 2024. Copyright © 2024 Méadhbh O’Connor. All rights reserved.
Site coordinates: 53°14’52.5″N 6°14’18.5″W

Listen below to an interview on The Green Room on Dublin City FM, broadcast March 25th 2024. With thanks to broadcaster and environmentalist Megan Best for her interest in the project.

Launch at Carrickgollogan Forest, Dublin, 1.30PM to 2.30PM, March 23, 2024. Download flyer:

Left to right: Méadhbh O’Connor (multimedia artist), Robert Coleman (composer), Martin Healy (photographer/artist), Karen Woods (Coillte), Cllr Denis O’Callaghan (Cathaoirleach Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown), Ciara King (DLRCOCO Arts), Clodagh Duffy (Dublin Mountains Partnership). Photo: Stedman Photography
Three artists awarded the Nature and Place Commissions. Left to right: Méadhbh O’Connor (installation and multimedia artist), Robert Coleman (composer), Martin Healy (multidisciplinary artist and photographer). Photo: Stedman Photography