The Half-Moon Swimming Club is for men only so they could get neked [sic]and admire each other and..............swim. But women have put a stop to their gallop by insisting on swimming there too. The naked man on the left is a priest, usually he came in a car and disrobed within the shelter of it's open doors, I couldn't show that so I gave him two alterboys and a towel. The Flagstones were laid by convict labour and under British rule it was very easy to be a convict in Ireland. The strange images in these flagstones are meant to depict the spirits of the convicts transferred by strong emotion to the stone.
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Anonymous Guest 11 Aug 2010
Thanks Ruth, I spent a good part of my youth swimming there and listening to the stories of the old fogies who lined the bench, it was another slant to my education.ruth sears 10 Aug 2010
oh I do love a good story,the painting is so interesting and unique,takes a bit of looking to see everything here,love your little added details.Ana Johnson 04 Nov 2009
This is so so cool! I LOVE IT!!!margaret mckeehan 18 Aug 2008
FANTASTIC WORKJean M. Laffitau 15 Jan 2007
LOL! I love this one!!