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アイルランド島

アイルランド島(アイルランドとう、Island of Ireland)は、ヨーロッパ大陸の北西沖に位置し、アイリッシュ海を挟んで東にグレートブリテン島に接する、ヨーロッパで3番目に大きな島である。面積は8万4412km2で、北海道島に北方領土を足し合わせた面積にほぼ等しく、世界では20番目に大きな島である。 南北450km、東西260kmで、中央部の低地を丘陵地帯が取り囲む地形である。山は全体的に低く南西部にあるカラントゥール山が1041mで最も高い。島内最長の河川シャノン川が北東から南西に流れ、無数の湖を有する。気候は、西の大西洋を北上してきた北大西洋海流(メキシコ湾流の延長)の影響で温暖である。 古くはローマ人にヒベルニア(Hibernia; ラテン語で「冬の国」「冬の地」の意)と呼ばれていた。アイルランド英語では、エリンと呼ばれる。 政治的には、ダブリンを首都とする南西部大半のアイルランド共和国と、ベルファストを首都とする北部の北アイルランド(アルスターの一部)に分かれ、北アイルランドはグレートブリテン島のイングランド・スコットランド・ウェールズとともにグレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国(イギリス)を構成する。

トリニティ・カレッジ (ダブリン大学)

ダブリン

トリニティ・カレッジ(英: Trinity College、愛: Coláiste na Tríonóide)は、ダブリン2区カレッジ・グリーンに本部を置くアイルランドの国立大学のダブリン大学を構成する唯一のカレッジである。1592年に設置された。ダブリン大学トリニティ・カレッジとも称され、大学の略称はTCD。

アイルランド国立美術館

ダブリン

アイルランド国立美術館(英: National Gallery of Ireland)は、アイルランドの首都ダブリンにある美術館。14世紀から20世紀にいたるヨーロッパの絵画や彫刻を収集・展示している。

Hugh Lane Gallery

ダブリン

The Hugh Lane Gallery, officially Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and originally the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, is an art gallery operated by Dublin City Council and its subsidiary the Hugh Lane Gallery Trust. It is located in Charlemont House on Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland. The gallery was founded by Sir Hugh Lane on Harcourt Street on 20 January 1908, and is the first known public gallery of modern art in the world. There is no admission fee and the gallery is completely wheelchair-accessible. The gallery was closed for reconstruction in 2004, and reopened in May 2006, with a new extension by Gilroy McMahon Architects.The museum has a permanent collection and hosts exhibitions, mostly by contemporary Irish artists. It has a dedicated Sean Scully room. Francis Bacon's studio was reconstructed in the gallery in 2001 after being dismantled and moved from London starting in 1998.The Hugh Lane is notable for its collection of French art, including works such as The Umbrellas by Auguste Renoir ; Portrait of Eva Gonzalès by Édouard Manet , Jour d’Été by Berthe Morisot and View of Louveciennes by Camille Pissarro.In 1992, the painting In The Omnibus by Honoré Daumier was stolen from the gallery, and recovered in 2014.

Larne Museum and Arts Centre

Birr, County Offaly

Larne Museum and Arts Centre is a local museum based in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Built in 1905, this historic building opened its doors to the public in 1906 as the Carnegie Free Library, following financial assistance from the American millionaire and philanthropist Mr Andrew Carnegie. The library was built at a cost of £2500 and was officially opened on 2 April 1906 by Colonel J M McCalmont, M.P. The library eventually moved to larger premises on Pound Street in July 1980 at a cost of £205,000. Larne Historical Centre first opened in the Reading Room of the Carnegie Public Library in 1972 following a campaign by local people for a museum which led to a grant of £300 from Larne Borough Council. In 1976 the Centre moved to the ground floor of the McGarel Town Hall before returning to the old Carnegie Library building in June 1983. In 2005, to commemorate its centenary year, the building was restored and renovated, retaining many of its original features. The building is also now home to Larne Drama Circle and Larne Art Club. The Main Gallery hosts permanent displays reflecting the agricultural, industrial, military and maritime history of the area. Larne is a principal gateway into Northern Ireland and the strong maritime links of this east Antrim coastal community are portrayed through a variety of exhibits relating to the first roll-on, roll-off ferries, the Royal Navy and the MV Princess Victoria disaster. Larne’s rural hinterland, which includes two of the nine Glens of Antrim, is well represented in the museum’s folk life display. The War and Conflict section hosts objects from the Home Rule Crisis, Larne Gun Running and the First and Second World Wars. Visitors can access accounts and memories of local people through oral history listening posts and can browse through photographs in a digital community archive. The ‘John Clifford Gallery’ plays host to a variety of temporary exhibitions throughout the year. There are also a series of family events at the centre.The temporary exhibitions gallery has been named after John Clifford, the first curator of the museum. John was a local actor, poet and musician. He left Larne in 1937 to take up a civil service post in London where he became a professional actor. He returned to live in Larne in 1967 soon taking on the role of librarian in Carnegie Library. Due to his love of local history, John became a founding member and Chairman of Larne & District Folklore Society which formed in 1968. The society helped in the campaign for a local museum which led to John becoming the first curator of Larne Historical Centre. The museum is managed by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, and forms part of the Mid-Antrim Heritage Partnership alongside similar local museums in Ballymena, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey.