LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEET LAOGH.
The St. Colmcille’s Mural is finished and they are as proud as punch. This artwork was commissioned from one of the best street artists in the Country, THIS IS FRIZ.
St. Colmcille’s provided FRIZ with a strong brief including details of their local history and emphasised points they wanted included in the mural.
Locality was themed with history and the imagery was brilliantly executed.
Laogh was Cuchulainn’s charioteer. Legend has it that after dying in battle he was buried along the banks of the Nanny close to where it enters the Irish Sea. When you drive past Sonairte you will see a mound beside it, this is Laogh’s final resting place.
Photo via Brian Mulligan
Laytown ultimately drew its name from the dead warrior.
The mural portrays Laogh walking Cuchulainn’s horses ‘Liath Macha’ and ‘Dub Sainglend’ through the waters off Laytown / Bettystown.
Liath Macha carries a fisherman’s net over his back as a nod to local industry.
Laogh is wearing the tara brooch which was found on Bettystown Beach in the 1800’s by a local woman. The tara brooch will feature on our new senior football jerseys establishing a beautiful symmetry between local history and our brilliant GAA club. That symmetry will evolve further when we announce our new club sponsor who’s name will front each jersey.
The Nanny and Boyne rivers which border our club are represented on the left and right hand side with the celtic fish designs signifying the industry and prosperity brought by these rivers for generations.
Photo via Brian Mulligan
The golden knotwork shows a hurley, sliothar and football intertwined with celtic designs.
The St. Colmcille’s new white jersey will feature a line drawing of the amazing ‘Voyager’ sculpture which looks out to sea at Laytown. This sculpture was created by the amazing Linda Brunker who has given the club special permission to use this design on the jerseys.
Here they portray Voyager inside the Star of the Sea (Realt Na Mara) which sits prominently in the centre of the mural. Voyager provides a strong female presence and is interpreted here as a ghostly-being overlooking the club, the locality, the people and the communities within it.
Photo via Brian Mulligan
