Book: Garech Browne, founder of Claddagh

20 Aug 23 - 03:25 AM (#4179557)
Subject: Book: Garech Browne, founder of Claddagh
From: DaveRo

A new book:
Real to Reel: Garech Browne & Claddagh Records

The Guinness heir who became the ‘saviour’ of traditional Irish songs

Arts patron Garech Browne is the subject of a new book that hails him as a cultural rescuer who helped preserve Ireland’s folk tunes and poems

And this is about Lucien Freud's portrait of him:
Rare Lucian Freud portrait of Guinness heir goes up for auction

A tender and rarely seen portrait of a boy by Lucian Freud that hung in a legendary Irish house tucked away in the Wicklow mountains for more than 50 years is to appear at auction for the first time.

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20 Aug 23 - 04:31 AM (#4179558)
Subject: RE: Book: Garech Browne, founder of Claddagh
From: Hagman

Only problem is that the package is 99.99 Euros... Hope a local library scores one.

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