DARK IRELAND
IRELAND PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD FITZGERALD DISCUSSES HIS NEW BOOK DARK IRELAND – IMAGES OF A LOST WORLD.
Q: What is your new book Dark Ireland – Images of a Lost World all about? A: It’s a compilation of some of the best photographs that I’ve taken in Ireland during the past 40 years. Q: All of the photographs seem to be taken in the countryside. Is there a reason for that? A: Rural Ireland is very much part of my childhood memories. I have naturally been drawn to the old way of life; the photographs are of a time when the horse and cart and donkey were commonplace on the country roads. I wanted to capture the Ireland I remembered as a young boy. Q: Why is the book called Dark Ireland, and where did the idea behind the book originate? A: I have always liked a short poem of the same title by Ireland’s famous poet Patrick Kavanagh, it seemed to stir memories of my
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