​The Waters and the Wild

In 2019 I built a canoe and paddled it the length of Ireland along a network of rivers and canals.

Setting out from the shores of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland I navigated a 400 km journey to the island's southern coast. The wildlife I encountered became a subject of endless fascination and feature here as a series of lino and woodcut prints. 

The Waters and the Wild, an illustrated account of the voyage, will be published by Merrion Press in 2023.

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Curlews on the Grand Canal

Whooper swans on Lough Erne

Mink

Along the Grand Canal.

Minnow

Little Egret

Heron

Great crested grebes

Kingfishers

Crossing the Broad Reach, Lower Lough Erne.

Paddling out to Crighton Tower, Upper Lough Erne.

Otters

Lapwings on Lough Erne

Hen harriers on Pollardstown Fen

Pike

Leaving the last lock, River Barrow.

Moorhens

Corncrake

On the River Barrow