Inisheer (Inis Oírr)

Self-portrait lying on the limestone in 1979

Inis Oírr 1979

Inis Oírr 2015 Pinhole photo on Fuji diafilm

Unfolded church st. Gobnait

St. Quavan's cross. Reconstruction in bronze, 2006. Graveyard. Picture found on www

St. Quavan's cross. First reconstruction in wood. 2004. Hanging above the altar in the local church.

St. Quavan's cross. Picture found on www

Islanders portrayed, wearing a bowler hat. In collaboration with Erick auf der heide

Cill na Seacht nInion (halfway between the watch tower and the lake on the Aran island Inis Oirr). This is known locally as AN CHILL. While it is recorded as the oldest monastic site on the island and is associated with Naomh Moninne, the first saint to inhabit the island, it is not generally visited by locals as a place of pilgrimage at present. The "sleeping quarters" in the perimeter wall are reminiscent of the catacombs in Rome. While 'Cill na Seacht nIníon' is translated as 'Church of the Seven Daughters' Seacht in Irish also means several or many. Another writer (Sean Spellissy) names the site Creggankeel fort. It derives its name from Dun an Chreagain Chaoil, the fort of the narrow stony place. It is believed to have been an old ecclesiastical site and known as An Cill Bheannaithe, the blessed graveyard, rather than church, or Cill na Seacht nInion, the church or graveyard of the seven daughters. Carel reconstructed the cross in the graveslab into bronze.

A cross in the stone field behind Aras Eanna

Lines in the landscape

Drawing of Inis Oirr with 'the man in the stone'