Changing Faces Catalogue - Clare County Library
Changing Faces Catalogue - Clare County Library
Changing Faces Catalogue - Clare County Library
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A moment in time:<br />
Ballina & Killaloe<br />
Photography by<br />
Charlie McGeever
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This project, by photographer Charlie<br />
McGeever, captures a place in time through<br />
its people; the men and women who are part<br />
of the fabric of this community.<br />
Through the artist’s lens we are introduced to the diversity of life in one Irish<br />
village on the Tipperary-<strong>Clare</strong> border and given a fleeting glimpse of the richness,<br />
colour and depth of Irish society which has witnessed such change in the past<br />
decade both socially, economically and physically. Of course a community is a<br />
broader concept than a portrait of a number of its inhabitants, but what the artist<br />
has captured is a mix of the uniqueness, the quiet contributors, the diversity of<br />
lifestyle that co-inhabit in a single place, each making its mark and re-asserting<br />
its importance for a diverse and unique society. We wish to congratulate the<br />
artist on his wonderfully succinct vision and also to offer a huge thank you to<br />
the people whose portraits are included in the project for their willingness to<br />
participate and share in this celebration of what it means to live in Ballina/Killaloe.<br />
Melanie Scott<br />
Arts Officer<br />
North Tipperary <strong>County</strong> Council
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Copyright © 2011 Charlie McGeever<br />
Design: Raindesign.com<br />
Dedicated to the memory<br />
of Patsy Healy<br />
North Tipperary <strong>County</strong><br />
Council Arts Office<br />
Civic Offices<br />
Nenagh<br />
<strong>County</strong> Tipperary<br />
www.northtipperary.ie/arts<br />
Our thanks to everyone who participated in the<br />
<strong>Changing</strong> <strong>Faces</strong> project, those included in the<br />
selection of images featured in this catalogue,<br />
and those who feature in the broader exhibition.<br />
Sadly, one of the participants, Michael<br />
Seymour, passed away as this project<br />
reached completion, may he rest in peace.<br />
All rights reserved. No part of this publication<br />
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval<br />
system or transmitted in any form by any<br />
means electronic, mechanical, photocopying,<br />
recording or otherwise without the prior<br />
permission of the publisher.
charlie mcgeever<br />
photographer<br />
I have been cataloging and documenting the<br />
everyday events of the area since I moved<br />
here – first day at school, carol singing at<br />
Christmas, Brian Boru Festival, as well as<br />
the ordinary moments that many people<br />
take for granted.<br />
I became fascinated with the multi-layered make up of the town that I observed<br />
on a daily basis, the mixture of old and new, physically represented by an everchanging<br />
landscape and the ecletic mix of outlooks and values held by the<br />
people who live here. Whilst the area has been constantly evolving, it has also<br />
held steadfastly to its old ways and values and, mainly for this reason, we choose<br />
to call it ‘home’.<br />
I would like to express my thanks to all the people who allow me to view their<br />
lives through my camera lens on a daily basis. These images represent a tiny<br />
moment in time in the lives of the people of Ballina /Killaloe, an area of constantly<br />
changing faces.
Biographical notes<br />
Charlie was born in Glasgow to Irish parents from<br />
Falcarragh, Co Donegal. When he left school he<br />
became a professional musician and he spent<br />
several years touring the UK, Channel Islands,<br />
Europe and the Middle East, as well as owning<br />
and managing a night club whilst in Dubai.<br />
Charlie always had an interest in photography<br />
and he decided to pursue this by undertaking<br />
a BA Hons degree in photography at The<br />
Glasgow School of Art. In 1998 Charlie and<br />
his wife Róisín moved to Ballina having been<br />
introduced to the area by Patsy Healy, Róisín’s<br />
mother, who came from Nenagh. They live in<br />
Derrycastle with their three sons.
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james casey<br />
builder/ex-boxer
fergus collins<br />
building contractor
paddy gleeson<br />
farmer
josh neary<br />
retired
aiden lynch<br />
framer
hubert férte<br />
stud manager
name name<br />
description
jimmy whelan<br />
shopkeeper
jean<br />
barriscale<br />
garda
eda helebert<br />
farmer’s wife
joanne dillon<br />
pig farmer/former beautician
joe king<br />
mechanic
jack quigley<br />
retired
paddy kennedy<br />
master of the hounds
itchil<br />
szczytkowski<br />
shop assistant
andrew<br />
lofthouse<br />
deli/italian coffee shop
slawomir<br />
janicki<br />
sacristan
majella<br />
monaghan<br />
firefighter
elaine<br />
mckeogh<br />
market gardener
michael<br />
seymour<br />
retired builder
geoffrey<br />
carey<br />
carpenter/coast guard
joe doolin<br />
publican/search & rescue
padraig<br />
gough<br />
digger driver
pat<br />
mckeogh<br />
farmer
name name<br />
description
jackie &<br />
con frawley<br />
snowdrop collector/farmer
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Photography © Charlie McGeever | Design: Raindesign.com
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