A weekend of women’s art in Dublin, with some blue plaques, a missing Sheela and and the Wild Gees getting notions
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Our evening with Clodagh Finn introduced us to some amazing women, the change makers who feature in Her Keys to the City, and the presenters who entertained us with their stories.
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A theme emerging in our encounters with Sheela na Gigs is that they usually have a guardian. Some usually unappointed person who has taken on responsibility for protecting the lore around the Sheela, and in some cases the Sheela herself, and guiding those interested to where she
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From Dublin 8, we travel all the way across the Liffey to Stoneybatter and a very special meet up. During our first trip, when we came up with the name The Wild Gees we thought we were being fierce clever and original. Turns out there were two
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Trying to find time for a Wild Gees get-together has been a challenge but we managed a whole 48 hours recently to squeeze in some adventures. Day 1 began with a walking tour of Dublin 8 which coincided with Bloomsday, though despite an occasional reading from said
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Covid almost scuppered our chance to see The Map in Rua Red but The Wild Gees found a way
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A Wild Gees trip into Dublin city reveals commemorations to women on both sides of the Liffey, and across it.
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A reflection on Women’s History Month, Wikipedia, the Decade of Commemorations and the letter N
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For Nollaig na mBán 2021, we are celebrating some Wild Gees heroes and highlighting the issue of domestic violence
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Some scary Wild Gees stories coming up for the day that’s in it. Expect graveyards, witches, megalithic tombs and the gateway to the otherworld. Even scarier: centuries of misogyny.
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