‘To The Letter’: Tracing the personal history of Liam Lynch

Dolores Lyne pictured outside 'The Coal Shed' in Fermoy where she will be staging 'To The Letter', an exhibition focused around the personal letters of Liam Lynch. (Photo: Katie Glavin)

The letters of Liam Lynch to his brother are to feature a key role in a new exhibition, ‘To The Letter’ debuting at The Coal Shed located in the Blackwater Shopping Centre, Fermoy.

Killarney native, Dolores Lyne, who is a grand-niece of Liam Lynch, the Chief of Staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA, is the artist behind the new exhibition, coming to Fermoy in April.

Dolores, an award-winning artist and theatre designer, is marking the centenary of Liam Lynch’s death, with an exhibition in three parts and speaking with The Avondhu, she noted that it was via the letters that she drew inspiration.

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