Archiving Limerick

Thursday 24 Nov 05

2006-01-17T14:36:00.000Z

Thursday Club

Thursday club is a social club for senior citizen which takes place in Villiers Homes on Thursday mornings. They do various activities; bingo, games craft ( they showed me some of the christmas decorations they had made), sing and have speakers.
Today they had a nun from a local convent speaking of her experiences during her career in particular working it countries during times of political unrest. It was reaaly interesting to sit and listen to someone telling you about their life in such an informal setting -sitting around having have tea and cake, Bettys walnut and bannana cake itself would warrent an return visit ( I had three slices!).

Thursday Club
Villiers Homes
Kings Island
http://cathedral.limerick.anglican.org/Thursdayclub

Social Club for senior members of the community.
Thursdays 10.30am–12.30pm

Wednesday 23 Nov 05

2006-01-17T14:35:00.000Z

Attic Artists
Attic artists are a group of retired people who meet on Wednesday mornings in the basement of the Gaelic League building to have art classes and do their work. People were working with pen, pencil, acrylic and old doing portriture, lanscape,still life and imaginative compositions. I had brough paper and pencils but when I got there I didnt know what to work on, evrone had their own piece that they were working on, one of the artists Fonze was working on a portrait of another of the attic artists - he was working on a series of them and giving them to the artist depicted. Many people were working from photographs and one lady had brough some primroses to paint. After doing a few quick sketches of people working the art teacher who was their giving advice gave me some dried mushrooms to draw - which I loved - great abstract shapes. I really got into just sitting there drawing away in the quiet chatter. I was quiet disappointed when the session ended and i hadnt finifhed my mushrooms!

Basement
Gaelic League Hall
Thomas St
Limerick

Bob Ryan, bobryan3@eircom.net
http.welcome.to/attic

Whitehouse Poetry Revival
It's a bit of a strange one walking into a pub on your own not to be meeting anyone but to sit and wait and i did for the Whitehouse poetry reviival. Luckly there were several other people there doing the same thing and many regulars who spotting a new face came over to chat and tell me a bit about the evenings events. After about half an hour the readings began all local male poets except for one young american woman. The standard varied or at least to what i liked and wasnt so fond of but the key thing seemed to be to give people a chance to get the work they had done in solitude get out into the air and other peoples ears. That combined with a couple of pints and some complementart chips and cocktails sausages made for a convivial evening indeed.

The White House Poetry Revival
The White House
0’Connell St
Limerick

Barney Sheehan -086 8657494
Dominic Taylor -0872996409
whitehousepoets@eircom.net
www.limerick.com/whitehousepoets

Wednesdays 9pm -close

Tuesday 22 Nov 05

2006-01-17T14:34:00.001Z

Limerick Fairtade City Launch
3.00 pm Awarding of Fairtrade Certification to Limerick City
Peter Clohessy's Sin Bin, Howley's Quay
"Limerick City is one of a growing number of towns and cities nationwide who have achieved Fairtrade status. Limerick City Fair Trade Project was officially launched by the former Mayor, Cllr. Michael Hourigan on 11th Jan 2005 and the Steering Committee are delighted that the city has achieved Fairtrade City status so soon. This has been achieved by the collaborative effort of retail outlets, catering outlets, organisations and schools supporting the project. Fairtrade is about justice not charity and aims to improve the lives of producers and workers throughout the developing world. Fairtrade ensures
that producers receive a fair and guaranteed price for their product while workers in plantations and factories receive a fair wage. "

Had a cup of tea and a sambo. Entered the draw for some free trade goodies (didnt win). Had a chat with a lady who runs a shop selling products with that are farirtrade or produced under fair standards.

Contact Studios
Had a lovely evening in Contact Studios , its so nice to be part of a creative community; have people to chat to and in the case of this evening make you tea and share their twix with you.

Saturday 19 Nov 06

2006-01-17T14:34:00.000Z

Limerick Youth Theatre
Missed my usual class with the 1st year students of the Limerick Youth Theatre to take place in a film by the 2nd years. I was to play the mother in the piece - a task I took not to be derogitory even though my on screen daughter was played by a 17 year old! I didnt get my script till just before we started filming so have little time to learn my lines or to worry too much. I had three sceans one a mother daugher moment, another in a doctors office discussing my daughters condition and medication and the thrid in a hospital waiting room which involoved me crying - a difficult proposition when you have only been an actress for an hour! Once I put aside my inital nervousness and fear of forgetting my lines it wasnt too bad and I actually quite enjoyed it but im sure i'll cring at my not so oscar provoking performance when i see it!

Friday 18 Nov 05

2006-01-17T14:33:00.000Z

Scribblers

St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

Thursday 17 Nov 05

2006-01-17T14:31:00.000Z

Belltable Film Club
8.00 pm Belltable Arts Centre

Film: Good Morning, Night by Marco Bellochio
"In 1978 Italy, Red Brigade terriorists abducted the statesman Aldo Moro, a past prime Minister ... Marco Bellocchio's terse, speculative revisiting of the shattering incident" starring Maya Sansa, luigi Lo Cascio and Robert Herlitzha.

While waiting in the foyer of the Belltable ( having a look at their current exhibition) I realised that i have never been to the cinema on my own. Im not sure why, I'm not really the most avid cinema goer even though i do love film. Usually its because im not a fan of going the see the latest block buster during the peak of its media push but I'm also not crazy about the massive impersonal multiplexes. The Belltable film club was far from this, I'd never heard of this film on the night - but thought it sounded interesting and the cinema itself was the old faded grandeur of a traditional film space. There were few attendees on the night and I settled down to a really enjoyable night without any one munching in my ear. It's great also to be exposed to a film like Good Morning, Goodnight; one you may not get in your local commercial cinema or video rental store.

The Belltable Film Club
Belltable Arts Centre.
69 O'Connell Street
Limerick

061 319 709 / 866
filmclub@eircom.net
http://www.belltable.ie

Belltable Film Club was founded by Declan McLoughlan over 20 years ago.

Wednesday 16 Nov 05

2005-11-16T23:08:00.000Z

3.30 Meeting with Saint Vincent de Paul
Last year Saint Vincent de Paul were 160 years old.
Their traditional role is in supporting families. They do this through taking their details which they pass on to volunteers who then 'conference' with the family throught vists and find out how they can be of help.This help may take the form of advice, material assistance (christmas hampers, direct payment...) or help with dealing with social services. SVP also run educational schemes(eg breakfast/ homework clubs) ans specialist visitations in hospitals, hospices and prisions.

In Limerick their educational support covers a preschools, traveller children fund, youth groups (boxing, reading, arts clubs), 2nd level (revision projects in examination years and grinds), bursaries for 3rd level and summer camps.
They give housing support through 24units for the elderly and a hostel for47 men fulltime which bed (own room) board and a care plan to help them move on. The also have a drop in centre searving soup, tea and coffee on a daily basis, and shower and laundry facilities . They aslo campaign for social justice.

To volunteer with SVP you just need to have some time available, know what you;d like to do or offer some expertise. Or you can use your own iniative to raise money for SVP with their support (contact them with an application form , 2 referees and a photo id).

The average volunteer with SVP is 57/58 with many volunteers in the 60's and also an active young membership.

www.ulsvp.ie (SVP group in University Limerick)
www.svpmw.ie

MAG Limerick
MAg Limerick was set up 7/8 years ago. It was actuallythe iniative of Mag Ireland who noticed that their were quite a few Mag members around the Limerick area so sent in the MAG cork group to help set up a Limerick Branch.Two of the main iniatives of MAg Limerick used to be the Toy run - where a cavalcade of bikers would bring presents to children in the local hospital at christmas accompanied by Santy in a side car and lobbying on issues related to motorcycle safety. The toy has since been passed over from MAG Limerick, they found the funraising to be a lot of work ( it took up six months of the year) but still happens through someone else. Some of the early campaingns were to the local council on issues just as potholes and hole covers (these are threcherous to bikers when wet or icy). Now a days is 90% with members wanteing to hang out and dicuss makes models etc.

Tuesday 15 Nov 05

2005-11-15T23:02:00.000Z

10.00 - 1.00 Women' s dog walking group.
Tea and scone in Avoca afterwards.

3.00 Southhill Domestic Abuse project
Confidential provides practical and emotional help and education plus training including support and information (one –to –one support, support groups) and practical help on housing /finance /and legal issues.
Wendy Goggin.
Women's Support Worker
Southhill Domestic Abuse Project
266 Avondale Court
O’Malley Park
Limerick

061 313025
scdp@eircom.net

8.00- 10.00 Aikido
Circle of Harmony Aikido
St. John’s National School
Garryowen
Limerick

http://coh.aikidoinireland.org

Training Schedule:
Tuesday 7.30 –10 pm
Thursday 7.30 –10 pm

Monday 14 Nov 05

2005-11-14T23:01:00.000Z

10.00 Amnesty International -Limerick Branch
Local branchesof Amnesty campaign and funraise mainly on Irish and local issues. Some of the issues and events the Luimerick branch have supported and been involved in are National Human Rights Day, Voilence against women and mental health. Some of their campaigning efforts include lobbying local politicians and letter writing campaigns. One of the things that realy impressed me with this local approach was Amnestry manner of working with the network of organisation in the city. As John explained if Amnestry want to raise awarness of Volience against women they will seek the advice of orgainsations such as the South Hill Abouse project. To join Amnesty you can do so through the website, they will then send you out news of Amnestry groups and events in your area.

They meet every 2nd Monday of the month over Phenesys bar at 8pm.

7.00 - 10.00 University of Limerick Archery Club

archery@skynet.ie
http://www.skynet.ie/~archery

Olympic Style and Field Archery.
Monday 7.00 –10.00 pm UL Sports Hall
Wednesday 7.00 –10.00 pm UL Sports Hall

Saturday 12 Nov 05

2005-11-12T20:17:00.000Z

11.00 -1.30 Limerick Youth Theatre

Friday 11 Nov 05

2005-11-11T13:57:00.000Z

5.30 - 7.00 St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

Dagdha Dance Company
When to Dagdha Mamuska night in their own venue ( a wonderful renovated church).
Mamuska " is a unique night of creativity designed to offer individuals the oportunity to experiment, the the presence of a live audience, with new and evolving artistc works. it aims to create an open space for all people to present or view artistic work in a friendly and favourable environment'.

A great night of dance, poetry, music and performance and wine.
www.dagdha.ie

Wednesday 9 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:53:00.000Z

3.30 Met 2 ladies from the Limerick Art Society and their Chairperson at the pre -opening of their annual exhibition at LCGA.Had a glass of wine and some cheese and grapes on sticks while I chatted.

The society was set up in 1942 and their are currently 110 members. They organise one annual group show which is open to all members, all those who sumit are guarenteed to have at least one work exhibited (up to a total of three). Indeed this inclusivness is the ethos of the Society, all grades of those interested in the visual arts can join; from those who dont paint at all (for they are prdomently painters) for those who are regularly to be seen with brush in hand. Throughout the year they also organise demonstrations and talks and night of tutrials for members by professional artistsOne of the reasons for joining the ladies pointed out were that art is a solitary activity and in joing the group you get to speak to people with similar interests.

8.00 -10.00 Limerick Camera Club Mary I
The Limerick Camera club meets to give classes, lectures, run competitions, encourage beginners and discuss photography.

Tonights lecture was on digital photography by Eoin Stephenson from Ul. The talk mainly focused on photoshop, how to manipulate and correct images. Some of the infomation I knew before from pass classess and trying to figure stuff out on photoshop myself, but others i didnt. I think thats one of the tings with photshop its so vast you will only ever know so much, what you need to know, so dipping into someone elses hard one tricks is very valuable. Some of the things I learned are:

When sharpening an image (using unsharpen mask) so not as to degrade the image turn it to LAB mode, isolate B/W and sharpen.To make a coplor photo B/W boost the levels then turn to greyscale.The camera icon at the bottom of history takes a copy of a layer. There was also a very interesting discussion about ethics in digital photgraphy, with Eoin suggesting that digital phtography is the "truth you want to speak". Another nice quote from him is " Photographs are a language, they are elegant and they speak".

Tuesday 8 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:48:00.000Z

7.00 -9.30 Limerick School of Arms - Classical Fencing.

Upstairs from the School of Economics is Limerick School of Arms - 'the only dedicated fencing facility in Ireland and only the second dedicated classical fencing facility in Europe'.

The instructor who runs the school is Neville Gawley who became passionate about classical fencing while studing under a master in New York. One coming to Limerick Neville wanted to continue fencing and found to do so he would have to set up his own school. On the night I arrived 2 other fencers were practicing Yann (who is also and Archery instructor) and a lasy fencer.

Neville talked me though some of the history of classical fencing and showed me examples of various types of weapons; foil, epee, backsword, cudgelling, and La Canne Italiana (a type of fencing with a walking stick). And then the fencing! With my own practice foil in hand Neville went through the poses and moves - that may sond simple but it actually takes quiet a lot of concentration to get them right as the difference in getting it right or wrong can be down to a slight turn of a wrist. Neville is a great teacher thoguh - very patient and willing to go over moves gain and again until you understand and get it right. One of the most trilling parts of the evening was learning and performing the movements for 'on guard'. It really apealled to the romantic in me and also the kid who would be a mustakeer! Not only was the evening enjoyable but i think it was a pretty good workout too.

Lots of people I talked to after doing fencing have been ' wow I'd love to do that' ' I didnt know there was a fencing shool in Limerick". Its definenly one of the persuits that show you that you cant know everything going on in a city.

Monday 7 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:47:00.000Z

Phone call from Limerick Leader looking for more info on project and some photos.

Interview with Pippa focusing ondocumentation v's experience and ethetics.

Saturday 5 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:45:00.000Z

11-1.00 Limerick Youth Theatre
Today Moliere and The Restoration.

Friday 4 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:33:00.000Z

11.30-1 Scribblers
Discussed reading, what type of works we like, authors etc.
Joe gave me 2 copies of his book Shannon Die...Never the prequelto his recently published work Shannon to Subitus. One he as donated to the archive and the other is for me. I cant wait to read it.

5 -7.15 St. Mary's Cathedral Choir
One of the hymns practiced tonight was The Souls of the Righteous by Stanley Merchant, some of the lyrics are"The souls of the righteouss are in the hand of god and there shall no torment no torment touch them. In the sight of the un-wise they seem'd to die. But they are in peace, they are in peace, they are in peace." There was just something about it that was .. im not sure chilling maybe or haunting, like i couldnt wriggle free of the sadness of it. Many of the hymns are like that reverend and solmn with peaks of elation. They also practiced A song of the spirit of wisdom by Selby (a psalm) its my favouite so far - pecause of the words rather than the tune as psalms are quite regmented in sound."Maranatha" was a word in another hymn, beautiful sounding, I wonder what it means?

8.00 -10.00 The Thomond Archeology and Historical Society.
Mary I college. This was the most formal lecture of those I have attended, that may have had something to do with the room also - I was your typical stepped leacture hall rahter than the class romm setting. Because of this I just slipped in and seated myself. Despite that is was obvious tha its very much a group ; with people chatting and greeting eachother on entry. The age range was 30's to 80's and of the 36 attending tonight 12 we women and 24 men.The lecturer was Dr. Marion Dowd from UCC . Liam who I think may be the Society Chairman gave her and introduction.The talk was on the excavations on a partiular cave - Glencurran cave in the burren.

Thursday 3 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:32:00.000Z

Phonecall from St Marys Art Group.

Limerick Climbing and Crochet Club. 10pm Souths Pub.
I headed off with my instructions of where to find the club congregated in the bar but still felt slightly nearvous like i was heading off on a blind date with 20 people. I wasnt hard to spot them and they quickly gathered me into their fold proffering a pint and all.

The group was originally part of the Ul Climbing club but formed a break away group due to the constrains on a club within a college - no outings during exams or non term time etc.

About the name - well its actually more of a hiking club than climbing but some of the walks are steep or difficult (they range in difficuly so check before you decide to join one) the crochect bit came in as a tongue in cheek way to attract more lady members but its also a reference to a type of knot used in climbing.

There are plenty of ladies in the club now and a lot of members overall - some come regularly and some very infrequently. The reason they meet in a pub used to be to plan the next walk but now thats all done well in advance so now its more of a socail event and a way for new members to come along and find out about the club, ask questions and get to know some of the members. This I think is a great idea, there was another newbee their tonight who didnt know anyone in the club but was keen to join and I could see that the process really broke the ice and also allowed time to ask important questions about kit etc.

Kit is really important when in come to hiking, these guys are very keen of =n safetly and if your kit is not up to scratch you just arent going on a walk. Its fair both on the leaders who want to keep everyone in one piece, on you fellow walkers who want to enjoy their day out and on yourself - and jopur into a 5 hour walk you dont want to be suffering from blisters to you? let alone anthing more serious. So it can be an expensive hobby once youve gotten all the gear but one thing that really came throguh on speaking to people was that its a way of life and once you do get into it it can change the way you live or at least spend you weekends! It is easy to fall in love with the idea of tapsing up mountain the wind in your hair the fresh air in your lungs, getting out and experincing the country rahter than looking at it throught a window.

Wednesday 2 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:30:00.000Z

Phone call from Amnesty international Limerick branch.

Shanonside Astronomy Club. 8pm Mary Immaculate College.

I got talking to one of the founding members of the club as I waited outside of the meeting to start (there was a board meeting going on inside). He explained that the club strted in 1985 after a astronomy classes given by a Ul Lecturer - the attendees of which decided to set up the club after the classes ended. They currently have articles in the Limerick leader with are focused at everybody rather than just the astronmically learned.

The club aims to encompass all levels of learning and interest in astronomy and is very open to new members. Indeed they were very friendly and only to delighted to give me information about themselves, at the end of the class many members stared behind to give advice to one new member on their new telescope. Their was 22 members at this meeting, men and women from late teens to 80's with a leaning towards men in their 30-60's not that this seemed to matter it was all about the skies!

The night opened with a presentation on whats happening in the sky currently - what you can see and when. This was very accessable to the lay person. Many of the sights can actually be seen with the naked eye others require a telescope. Really madee me think about looking up more often. I have thought about this in relation to architecture in the city - the need to look up but hadnt really focused on looking beyond that. There is the obvoius 'it makes you feel very small' but more than that it makes you feel very ignorant (not the club!) to think we (your average pleb) doesnt take more interest in whats going on beyond our own little space.

Little titbits I picked up are:
If the sun sets to your right then you are facing south (I could never remember what why this is)
All stars rise and set like the sun does.

An intersting area touched on was astral photography - would love to know more about the methods of this but I wont be around on the lecture date, it i believe entails attaching an SLR camera to a telescope.

Tonights lecture was on Quasars. I was warned that this might be a more technically diffecult talk that theie usual it did get away from me at times but was interesting none the less. So lets see I hope I have this right..
The first quasar (named 3C48) was a compact radion source identified with a 'stellar object'. A quasar has more radio waves than a star. All galaxies are moving away from us, all space is expanding- like the rising of a cooking pudding. The wave length of a source of light is moving away - toward the red end of the spectrum).

Nothing can move faster than the speed of light, light always moves at the same speed, 3 billion meters per second.

Radio images show jets of material emerging from the centres of quasars at speeds close to light, probably the axis of rotation of the black whole.

Their are billions of quasars - they are all light years away.
The galaxies that are fading now dont have quzars at their centre.
Ok I could have that all wrong but thats what I picked up.

Reading that some of the members reccommended are "Universe" by Kaufman (a textbook), Nightsky magazine, Astronomy magazine (nice images) and Sky and Telescope).

Tuesday 1 Nov 05

2005-11-10T11:27:00.000Z

Emails from Universtiy of Limerick Badminton Club, Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) Limerick and Limerick Camera Club

Filing system arrived.

Sat 29 Oct 05

2005-11-10T11:24:00.000Z

11-1 Limerick Youth Theatre
Today Elizabeth and Jacobean theatre.

Friday 28 Oct 05

2005-10-28T20:30:00.000+01:00

11 – 2 Met with the Scribblers Writers Group . Had lunch with Roy, Joe and Pippa.

Ordered filing system for studio.

3.00 Got a message from a 2nd year art student at the Limerick College of Art , Aja. Rang her back, she offered the assistance of the class as a possible group and we discussed some possiblities for that.

No choir as its the bank holiday.

Thursday 27 Oct 05

2005-10-27T21:25:00.000+01:00

Morning: Emailed some groups groups in Limerick to explain about project .

Bought lamp for studio.

Afternoon: Sat in Archiving Limerick studio in Permanent collection. The atmosphere here is completely different to that at the Library. People here seem to be coming in for a period of quiet and reflection. They are sitting quietly with the works im not sure weither it it the work they are contemplating or that they are lost in their own thoughts.

Wednesday 26 Oct 05

2005-10-26T23:17:00.000+01:00

11 –1 Worked on project press release with Pippa. Discussed 'habitus', Bourdieu’s concept of the total environment of a person, physical, psychological and the framework of culture in which they work in relation to project.

Set up inside studio. Borrowed table and chairs from gallery.

Got email from Grupo Candeias de Capoeira. Pezao the practitioner that contacted me explained that about the art of Capoeira " first the weapons of slaves,then of criminals and now a game of the masses. Grupo Candeias de Capoeira, have been deicated to teaching the art all over the world since the 1960's and have been in Ireland for the past 3 years(Although Capoeira has been in Ireland with other groups for maybe 6 years). A Master in the Art,known as Mestre Piau. has been teaching students here in Limerick since Summer 2004.The art is known as the dance/fight/game and has all the trappings of a ritual comabt.Brought from Africa to Brazil in 1500,slaves began to create a way of fighting and training,without looking as such.The game is played to the tune of one main instrument, known as the Berimbau,it is the heart and soul of Capoeira.Along with it are the Pandeiro(tambourine) and Atabaque(Tribal Drum).The orchestra plays while the fighers(or more accuratly players) intertwine and attempt to our think one another(although acrobatics is the name of the game these days)The Roda (a Circle in which people stand while the game is played) represents the world."

I've seen Capoeira on some mobile phone ad's i think sounds cool looking forward to it.

Tuesday 25 Oct 05

2005-10-25T21:16:00.000+01:00

Was to go out with a women’s walking group this morning, but the lady meeting me broke her wrist!. Maybe it wasnt the best day for me to hike in the rain anyway as I ending up in bed with infected sinus’ for the rest of the day. Hope to get to meet them in the future.

Monday 24 Oct 05

2005-10-24T22:49:00.000+01:00

Constructed hut in the permanent collection of the Limerick City of Art Gallery. Gave it a coat of ‘swans down’ the colour the gallery use to paint their walls.

Saturday 22 October 05

2005-10-22T23:53:00.000+01:00

11 –1.00 Met with the Limerick Youth Theatre.
I’m with the year 1 group they are learning theatre history – it’s learning through exercises and “doing” rather than pure paper/lecture learning although we are being given grounding in the history.
This week’s class was on Commedia dell’arte ( a type of comedy developed in 16th and 17th century Italy).The class began with a warm up exercise – was great as it definitely warmed me up to hanging out with a bunch of teenagers! We had to get into a conga line (I was on the end) and we then told the first person in the line was to break of and become ‘the fox’ the second was to be ‘the mother hen’ and the rest were her chicks – of course the juiciness chick was to be the last in line and they had to all protect me! It was hilarious and an ice breaker. From there we learnt about the various character types in commedia - the lover, the trickster, the hero, the fool and the mother, and the characters that come from them. Again it was learning through doing so we all had to take on the characters and learnt how physical movements and ways of holding ourselves could create a character. There was really no place for inhibitions – you just had to throw yourself into it. Although we were learning about a period in theatre history it was also a lesson in acting – not just for screen or stage but in life. I really felt a greater awareness of my physicality afterwards and also a greater willingness to run around, play games and let go. Honest to god who’s looking at ya?

Friday 21 Oct 05

2005-10-21T22:43:00.000+01:00

11.00 Pier One (bar /coffee shop/restaurant) to meet the Scribblers Writer's Group . How would I recognize them? Asked a waitress if she knew them or where they normally sit (as then meet here every Friday). She directed me to a corner where they weren’t but a lady sitting on her own looked very hopefully at me so I say next to her. She thought maybe I was the scribblers so there was two of us waiting to be picked up and indeed we were an gentleman named Joe Hennessy came over and seated us in a corner with a cup of tea for myself. Roy and later Poppa, Jack Hogan and another member, soon joined him. They explained about the group – they don’t bring their writing to read out although they all write and most are published authors (in multiple), They say they are a social support group rather than a ‘mutual appreciation society’. Siting criticism as only one persons opinion. I really really like this idea they explain they aren’t there top pat each other on the back but to encourage each other to send to publishers “you have to send it out if not its not going to be published and nobody is going to see it. They give advice on where to send it (be careful0.

Joe himself has recently published “From Shannon to Subitus” the sequel to his 1970’s written novel. Got a chance to read the first couple of lines – its Irish based sci-fi and sound hilarious.

I thin the idea of a regular group that who ever can turns up to fort tea and chats and support in their career is fantastic. Looking forward to next week

One of their members is also a member of the Attic artist must look them up.

1.30 Library to take down studio with 2 of us it only took 1 1/2 hours – including packing, tidying up after ourselves.

3.00 Got a phone call from a lady called Karen who offered me the choice of 2 clubs to join a ladies indoor hockey club or a ladies 5 mille dog walking club – she called them the ‘demented ladies club’ I wonder is that their official tile. Chose the later anyway. Karen is picking me up at 9 next Tuesday after dropping her kids to school. Need rain mac.

5.00 Met St Mary’s Choir and their choirmaster Trevor. They meet to practice for Sundays and special days and are currently practicing for their advent choir. They sing hymns, anthems, canticles and psalms.
Practice starts at 5 for the younger members and 5.30 for the adults and carries on till 8 they also practice Sunday morning before church.

8.00 went for pint with Trevor and the church caretaker.

Think maybe part of being ion a groups is being part if internal politics, there is always something to be said.

Thursday 20th Oct

2005-10-21T22:41:00.000+01:00

8.30 Limerick College of Art

10.00 Library
Guy stopped to chat, has moved to Limerick from London isn’t involved in any groups but is interesting in joining some told him too come back and check out the archive when I have more information on groups.

12.00 Attended a poetry workshop in the Limerick City Library And 4 other participants - all professional or budding poets! Haven’t written any since I was an angsty teenager. Jane chatted about the methodology of poetry writing using some great quotes – my favourite being “there is no such thing as writers block you only need to lower your standards” (William Stafford) Much of what I learnt could be transferred completely over to visual art. Other good ‘tips’ were:
One days truly embarrassing experiment opens the door to the next days good work.
Ask questions of your work, “what would happen if”.
What matters is not what you’ve just done but the next one.

She gave us an exercise to do where we had to make lists or colors, animals, sounds, landmarks etc and then (I didn’t know what we were doing) write a poem including from each list – the poem was to be about or include a loss.

Here is my poem I wrote in on walking up on a bus to find the ring my brother had given me for a birthday was missing.

Jolted upright
I stare at my naked digits.
The discolored corn fed ochre stained by a smudged and forgotten reminder.
I slither down between the seats,
Coke bottles, gum
An urban grass snake I scan my environment
Tasting distant disco, marmite recently on toast
Was in even here?
Maybe I woke remembering
Remembering the cool comfort on my finger
A cheap mental connection to another.

Well its not great, not even good. But it is a poem. I wrote a poem.

2.00. Dropped in on shedman. He had relocated his shed to outside Limerick Castle. He had bunches of kids drawing with chalk on the pavement. We discussed our 'techniques' of communication. He feels he goes for a salesman approach - grabbing people off the street. He recorded me (video camera) talking about Archiving Limerick and asked me to recide my new poem. MAybe i dont like recording people because i find it so uncomfortable!

3.00 Went around electrical shops looking for mini disc recorders and mics. Rang Steve again for his advice. Ummm documentation. Need to think more about it.

Dropped into the Catacombs resource center, they are linked to Doras Lumin and house art classes and exhibitions.

Wednesday 19th October 2005

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10am Library.
Man stopped to discuss studio structure “That’s a small office you have, I must get some tips for building my conservatory…”
Children’s poetry workshop going on behind me (with poet Eva Salzman).
Lady stops to discuss project and the groups she is in – The Limerick City Library reading group, St Mary’s Art group, The Garden Plant Group and a bridge club. The Garden Plant Group meet at Quaker house and have speakers on various aspects of gardening from alpine planting to cultivation. The Lady says that most of the groups she is involved in meet only once a month or less regularly so its not too many groups to be in. It’s a nice selection (I’m in book club an am going to start an art ‘support’ group with some collegues in London). I love playing cards but don’t know many games and am awful for remembering them, the lady said bridge is a difficult game to be good at . Gardening group – I don’t have a garden any more but do have house plants and lots of herbs and chillies growing in my kitchen window. Must get plant for studio.

John Davis aka The Sheadman pops in for a chat, he is having the opening of his shed down stairs at 12. John is also in a group called The South based in Brighton.

12.00 Attend Sheadman’s opening, he has a poem about sheds huddling together, cant help but refer to the studio as my hut or shed sometimes studio but as John says a lot happens in sheds.

Spoke to Martin from www.thelcu.com

2.00 ladies Bertha McCullagh and Kate Hennessy who are involved with Doras Lumin an organisation for asylum seekers, they gave me lots of numbers for people involved with refugee music groups even an African music choir.

2.15 Chatting to shed man again and Jason Ryan Redden; a champion rap battler from Limerick, says the rap scene is fairly vibrant in Limerick, he has been in several ‘battles’ discussed rap as poetry as contemporary communication

3.15 Up to contact studios to meet Carl Doran and get the key. Chat with a few of the incumbents, nice friendly atmosphere.

4.20 Back to the gallery for an interview with Pippa.

Tuesday 18th October 2005

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8.15am Limerick College of Art (they have sponsored me the use of the computers in their MA office). Emailed Steve Shannon re recording equipment. Tried to use printer – out of ink!

10 –12.30pm Library
Pippa dropped in Looking At Library environment.
Sheila Deegan from Cuisle (Limerick City International Poetry Festival) popped her head into studio.
Children’s puppet show going on (Dandelion Puppets present Noah’s Ark).
Lots of looks from passers by. Gentleman dropped in to ask “Is there something going on here I don’t know about?” had conversation on what project is about.
2nd conversation with lady on project given the “best of luck” with it.
People tending to stand at entrance – think threshold marks level of conversation, need to break past just information giving.

12.30pm Bough Irish Sim for mobile. Ordered The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson Mccullers (the Limercik City Library's Reading groups's current read).

3-5pm Wrote press release for newspapers with Pippa also did interview – focused on structure of studio and type of interactions happening.

6-7pm Attended opening of “In the stillest place” a collaborative exhibition by Thomas Delahourney (Artist) Mark Whelan Poet) at LCGA.

Monday 17th October 2005

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8.30am Collected temporary studio from Limerick City Gallery of Art.

9am- 1pm Constructed studio in Limerick City Library. Alterations to structure – placed entrance on other side, resulted in pre drilled holes on sides not lining up (as were opposite) and side panels (on top only) being reversed (white on inside, unpainted on outside). Left door off so those passing could see in and for safety reasons.

Comments and interest from passing public on what structure is for and on building of it.

1pm Bumped into Carl Doran of Contact Studios, they have kindly given me a studio to work in for the next 6 weeks, have to drop in to collect keys this week.

1-2pm Lunch with Pippa, discussed what group’s I am meeting and when.

2pm LCGA interview with Pippa on morning’s activities

2.15-30 Bought tub white emulsion.

2.30 –3.30pm Fixed up inside of studio and painted reversed outside panels and frame of entrance. Screwed Archiving Limerick sign on.

3.30pm Discussed Limerick City Library Reading Group with Fiona (library staff). They are a group of 13 (numbers limited and full) who currently meet once a month next meeting November (3rd) to discuss The Hearty is a Lonely hunter by Carson McCullers. Last year when reading Ulysses they met every 2 weeks after reading a couple of chapters. Numbers are capped at 13 (it was meant to be 10) so as to give ever member a chance to speak.
Their reading list is:
6th Oct The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier
3rd Nov The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carsob McCullers
1st Dec The Bone People by Keri Hulme
12th Jan To the Lighthouse by Virgina Woolf
2nd Feb The Country Girls Trilogy by Edna O'Brien<
2nd March The Woman who walked into doors by Roddy Doyle

Have decided to read along side them. Will start with their current book.

4.00-30pm Bought notebook for diary/pen/cashbook

4.30pm Dropped back into gallery

Press release

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17 October-25 November at Limerick City Gallery of Art
Admission Free

Can you imagine the fantastic range of group activities that people in one city could participate in? Have you ever wanted to try them all out? Archiving Limerick is an art project with a difference. Artist Neva Elliott is seeking Limerick groups to teach her their skills. Neva is looking for the opportunity to learn any new activity from football to writing, ceramics to speech making, animal welfare to singing.

Neva is on residency for six weeks in Limerick city to devote her time exclusively to recording the activities of local groups and to form a personal snap shot of Limerick society. Neva will document these groups, through photography, video and text and she will learn from them their skills: crafts, sports, charitable work and other interests.
Neva will be based in a mobile, temporary studio space in Limerick City Gallery of Art that she has specially designed to allow her to work in different environments. During her six-week residency in October and November Neva will record Limerick groups, their activities, interests and goals by compiling an archive from all the information that she gathers. This archive will be exhibited at Limerick City Gallery of Art throughout her residency and again during a major exhibition during June-July 2006 that will celebrate the Permanent Collection.

What can you do to get involved?
If you are part of a group, society, or club, of any type or any size, drop in and see Neva at the Archiving Limerick studio in Limerick City Gallery of Art. Or contact the curator of Archiving Limerick, Pippa Little.

For further information or to contribute to Archiving Limerick please contact:
Pippa Little plittle@limerickcity.ie (061) 310633 or Neva Elliott info@nevaelliott.com

Archiving Limerick has been made possible through the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community Scheme managed by CREATE. Archiving Limerick is supported by Limerick City Gallery of Art and Limerick City Council.