William Orpen Talk on Remembrance Day.

Rev Ian Gallager was delighted to have supported this presentation last Saturday in St Brigid’s Church, Stillorgan.

There were 80 attendees in spite of the football on TV!   Rev Robert Marshall  welcomed everyone to the church and pointed out the font which still remains in the same spot, 139 year after William Orpen was baptised there.

Dominic Lee gave a fascinating presentation comments like “that’s the best talk I’ve ever been to” and “when is the next one? I want to bring some friends” were heard.

Fred Jackson, the grandson of Tom Jackson and Grace Mary Orpen (William’s sister) attended and he too was very impressed.

There was no admittance fee but  €700 in donations  was raised for the William Orpen Sculpture Fund.

The plan is to unveil the sculpture in Stillorgan once a suitable site has been located

​A great book written by a friend of our page 
THE THERAPY HOUSE
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Julie Parsons has been short-listed for the Irish Book awards, if you've read it, she deserves a vote, if you haven't read it - it's worth reading!
it's set in Dun Laoghaire and is about a retired Garda but that is only the beginning of a very scary journey through a town we are all so familiar with.
https://www.irishbookawards.irish/nominee/the-therapy-house/
"On Sundays peace was restored. He would lie down, dream and remember. He would enjoy. And later on the bell would ring. He would get up and walk downstairs. He would open the front door. And his life would come to an end . . .
Garda Inspector Michael McLoughlin is trying to enjoy his retirement – doing a bit of PI work on the side, meeting up with former colleagues, fixing up a grand old house in a genteel Dublin suburb near the sea.
Then he discovers the body of his neighbour, a retired judge – brutally murdered, shot through the back of the neck, his face mutilated beyond recognition. McLoughlin finds himself drawn into the murky
past of the murdered judge, which leads him back to his own father’s killing, decades earlier, by the IRA.
In seeking the truth behind both crimes, a web of deceit, blackmail and fragile reputations comes to light, as McLoughlin’s investigation reveals the explosive circumstances linking both crimes – and dark secrets are discovered which would destroy the judge’s legendary family name."

A chance to visit Stillorgan's oldest building for an Audio Visual Presentation on Sir William Orpen.
11th November at 7pm at St Brigid's Church, Stillorgan to coincide with Rembrance Day.