Inishbofin Harbour - Bosco's Castle
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2003
Maker: Norman Ackroyd (born 1938)
Typographer: Hope O'Neill
Printer: Neil Woodall
Dimensions:
Image: 180 x 305 mm (18 x 30.5 cm)
Medium: Etching
280 gsm Sommerset rag from St. Cuthbert's Mill, Sommerset, England
Object number: P.2304.6
DescriptionThe large natural harbour at Inishbofin has been of strategical importance for centuries. Bosco was an ally of Grace O'Malley. Cromwell substantially rebuilt the castle in the 17th century.
