| Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel, Dublin, Launches Exhibition of Irish Celtic Mysticism Art Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel, Dublin, Launches Exhibition of Irish Celtic Mysticism Art “I
was very excited when Ray first showed me these paintings. I had never
seen anything like them before,” said Nicholas Logue, director and general
manager of Fitzpatrick’s Killiney. “All of us at Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel
knew right away that we wanted to have them exhibited here. We were simply
blown away by their utter uniqueness and by their exquisite, ethereal,
dream-like representation of Irish Celtic Mysticism,” continued Logue.
L-to-R: Nicholas Logue, Director/GM, Fitzpatrick's Castle Hotel, Killiney, Dublin, together with Ray Carroll, Artist, Dublin, Ireland Ray Carroll’s works have been exhibited at art shows at The Bay Tree, Athy; The Eigse Festival of Art, Carlow; The Guinness Hop Store, Dublin; Kennedy’s, Harcourt Street, Dublin; National College of Art & Design, Thomas St. Dublin, and Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Technology. As he explains it, the inspiration for the creation of this series of paintings was born of that moment in Irish culture known as “The Golden Age,” characterized by the emergence of Irish Celtic design, when the Christian monks of the “New Age” subsumed pre-Christian Irish Celtic art into a new, highly sophisticated art form. “This was an amazing period in the history of Ireland’s Christian art,” states Carroll. “That’s because it incorporated pagan, druidical symbols, spirals, Ogham stone carvings and golden ornamentation into those magnificent bodies of literary artwork on vellum, found in such 7th, 8th and 9th century Irish Celtic monastic works as the Book of Kells, the Book of Durrow and The Book of Lindisfarne. “The paintings in this body of work, themed on Irish Celtic Mysticism, are representative of a dream-state, deeply embedded in the collective Irish psychic memory of that encounter between the two Celtic cultures: hence the representation of monastic cloisters, knot-work, zoomorphic motifs, spiral and background gold-work suggestive of our nation’s ‘Golden Age,’” said Carroll. Carroll studied for his art training at the renowned National College of Art & Design, Thomas St., Dublin, and Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Technology. He graduated from University College Dublin with an M.A. degree, and holds the distinguished Purser-Griffith Diploma in the History of Art. He hails from an artistic background; his father, Michael, was a gifted artist in oils, watercolors and pen-and-ink work. Like father, like son. For relaxation, he (sometimes) plays classical guitar and dabbles in home wine-making and brewing. He describes his wines and brews as “precocious little experiments.” “It
is befitting our magnificent castle hotel - and the ancient, distinguished
Irish coat of arms of the Fitzpatrick family it bears today - that our
property should reflect and proudly display the allure, beauty, symbolism,
spirituality and mysticism of ancient Irish Celtic art,” said Logue. “Our
guests and visitors alike are assured of the legendary art of warm Fitzpatrick
hospitality, plus the opportunity to view and explore the glory of Irish
Celtic Mysticism art. All of Ray’s paintings exhibited are for sale and
worldwide shipping can be arranged.”
 The Killiney property, just a few miles from Dublin’s City Center, features 113 luxurious guest rooms and suites, and two award-winning restaurants. The Dungeon Bar & Restaurant won the coveted Hotel & Catering Review’s Gold Medal; PJ’s Restaurant won the prestigious Automobile Association’s Rosette for Culinary Excellence. A favorite meeting place for pre- and post-prandials is the luxurious Library Bar. The hotel also features a fully-equipped Business Center; Internet connectivity; function space for 300 guests; indoor swimming pool; gracious gardens; a fitness center and Swedish sauna. The hotel majestically sprawls on a rising bluff, and the view from some guestrooms overlooks the breath-taking sweep of Killiney Bay, which is often likened to the Bay of Naples. Its long, elegant curve is anchored at its northern promontory by the Hill of Killiney, a parkland of flora and fauna beloved of locals and visitors alike who enjoy leisurely walks and bird-watching, or just relaxing in the verdant tranquility of it all. To
view Carroll’s entire array of paintings, including Irish Celtic Mysticism
art, visit www.arcpaintings.com.
For information on Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel, Killiney, special rates,
packages and events, visit www.fitzpatrickcastle.com,
or call 800-367-7701, or contact your local travel agent. This website
also contains a link to Ray Carroll’s website.
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