Inspiring Source Materials...

...documented by artist Marian Bijlenga during her recent residency with the Polranny Pirates.

Treasure!

Definitely the sword of Brian Boru, 10th century High King of Ireland. 
Needless to say it has been added to the Polranny Pirates' plunder trove. 
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Burglar...

...trying caught trying to break into the Polranny Pirates' garage!  
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Mystery Lady

This mystery lady came to say hello high up in the hills near Polranny 
Pirates' house. PS The view is spectacular! 
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In Ireland...

...cats wear reading glasses when perusing the newspaper.
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A Little Seaweed Wreath...

...found on an Irish Beach.
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Dookinella

A tiny village clinging on to the edge of Europe.
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As Twilight Falls...

Nature's fireworks at nearby Clew Bay. © www.anniewrightphotography.com
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The Great Hunger of 1845 to 1852

Virtually overnight potato blight turned Ireland into a country of mass starvation, emigration and abandoned homes and fields. To this day, the Irish landscape is pitted with  famine-era ruins and undulating potato fields.
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Mind Bending Drugs?

Or a summer's day in the Wild West of Ireland?
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Magnificent Weather...

...for dolphins, seals and me. In some circles, I'm known as the bad weather photographer.
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The View from the Mountain

In the distance the Croagh Patrick - a holy mountain - and Clew Bay,
a place for pirates and smugglers.
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