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Wild, Ancient, Hidden, Gorgeous Ireland

2018-03-26 14:00:00 2018-03-26 15:30:00 America/New_York Wild, Ancient, Hidden, Gorgeous Ireland Joel Simpson is eager to share his slideshow and passion for Ireland in this ninety-minute program. Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room AB

Monday, March 26
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2018-03-26 14:00:00 2018-03-26 15:30:00 America/New_York Wild, Ancient, Hidden, Gorgeous Ireland Joel Simpson is eager to share his slideshow and passion for Ireland in this ninety-minute program. Bridgewater branch - Meeting Room AB

Bridgewater branch

Meeting Room AB

Joel Simpson is eager to share his slideshow and passion for Ireland in this ninety-minute program.

Ireland, both the Republic and Northern Ireland, exudes authenticity: added to its landscape, alternately lush and stark, are its prehistoric, ancient and Medieval sites; its small towns and villages; the rich geology of its breathtaking, rugged coastlines and interior wonders; its “haunted” ruins; its spectacular flora—and its reassuring lack of commercialism. We see the same scenes today that inspired early 19th Century plein air painters from all over Europe: the same towns with overgrown riverbanks, the ruins of castles, abbeys and churches, the cows and sheep in the fields, the narrow, winding roads flanked by stone walls  and covered with hanging wild flowering plants or bowering trees.
The weather is famously changing, making for interesting skies, intermittent rain and sun. 
Joel  drove around the whole island in two different rental cars, seeing both well-known sites and little-known ones, and making surprising discoveries  that were not in the guidebooks. He flew his drone many times, coming home with aerial views and movies of ancient sites and spectacular coastlines.

The Irish maintain a high awareness of their past and take seriously their mission to give every curious visitor a rich first-hand experience of it. Plenty of time for questions after the program.

Will you need a special accommodation? If so, please contact the library and provide at least two weeks notice prior to the event date and the library will make every effort to honor all requests. Thereafter, requests will still be considered and may have less of a chance of being honored.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lecture |

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