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jim behan dolmen pottery
carlow ireland
Stoneware form, woodfired, saltglaze |
A Carlow Story
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On the night
of November 9th 1834 Lucy Sly's abusive husband Walter arrived home drunk and retired to
his bed. Saying nothing Lucy placed a hatchet in the lap of her young lover John Dempsey an labourer on the farm. John readily accepted
the invitation and slew Walter forthwith.
Paperclay ceramic panel with coloured slips and gold lustre.
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