I have been thinking of the legend of Tristan and Isolde is an alchemical metaphor for the creation of Bronze. Tristan (Cornwall ...

 "The witch, in order to gain power over a dwelling house, must go through the house and past the hearth. The door and chimney were t...

I am currently out of action with a dose of this so called "Australian flu" , so please excuse the berevity of this blog p...

The great reptile exporter himself—the father of the Irish Christian church—whose Pagan Roman feast day of Liberalia is the e...

The famous and enormous Statue of Athena from the Temple of Allat in Palmyra, Syria. In this photo, we see the damage done to the ...

Just off Nassau Street in Dublin is a small car park which contains one of Ireland's most superb and beautiful modern artworks, and one...