{"id":336327,"date":"2026-03-09T04:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/336327\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T04:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:14","slug":"photo-exhibition-to-take-place-in-iconic-kilkenny-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/336327\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo exhibition to take place in iconic Kilkenny venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0 unique collection of photographs taken\u00a0on\u00a0Inis Me\u00e1in in 1942 will be on display in the Hole in the Wall in the heart of Kilkenny City later this month.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0exhibition will be opened by Dr Colm Costello\u00a0at\u00a06pm\u00a0on\u00a0March 13 (Friday).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0black and white pictures were taken by Dr Costello\u2019s father, Eamonn during a visit to\u00a0the\u00a0island during\u00a0the\u00a0Emergency (1939 &#8211; 1945) and provide some unique insights into\u00a0the\u00a0island and\u00a0the\u00a0lifestyle of its inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/entertainment\/2030000\/kilkenny-city-ready-to-deliver-a-festival-atmosphere-for-st-patricks-day-and-festival.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Kilkenny City ready to deliver a festival atmosphere for St Patrick\u2019s Day and festival\">https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/entertainment\/2030000\/kilkenny-city-ready-to-deliver-a-festival-atmosphere-for-st-patricks-day-and-festival.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of\u00a0the\u00a0enduring images is that of\u00a0the\u00a0shawls worn by\u00a0the\u00a0women\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time. Standing against the\u00a0backdrop of\u00a0the\u00a0\u2018net\u2019 design of\u00a0the\u00a0dry stone\u00a0walls\u00a0the\u00a0woven shawl patterns blend\u00a0the\u00a0wearers into\u00a0the\u00a0iconic patterned vista.\u00a0The\u00a0waist coats and other clothing of\u00a0the\u00a0fishermen paint an earthy feature too.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0evening will be marked by\u00a0the\u00a0playing of traditional airs by members of\u00a0the\u00a0Costello family. <\/p>\n<p>Castlecomer\u2019s singer-songwriter Jamie Dowling will perform his version of \u2018The\u00a0Galway Shawl\u2019\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0a\u00a0traditional tune song first recorded\u00a0in\u00a01936 by Bridget Kealey and Colm&#8217;s son, Eamonn will also play the pipes at the opening.<\/p>\n<p>Light refreshments will be provided. For further information contact Michael Conway\u00a0at\u00a0Hole\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Wall, 17 High St, Kilkenny or text 087 8075650.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A\u00a0 unique collection of photographs taken\u00a0on\u00a0Inis Me\u00e1in in 1942 will be on display in the Hole in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336328,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60,12969],"class_list":["post-336327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kilkenny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}