Dorinish
Dorinish (Irish: Deoirinis) is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It has colloquially been known as "Beatle Island" after Beatle John Lennon purchased the island in 1967 for £1,700. Previously used by sailing ships for its stones, the island became a place of peace for Lennon and his family. After his divorce from wife Cynthia, the island went unused until Lennon invited "King of the Hippies" Sid Rawle to establish a commune on the island in 1970. For the next two years, a group of 25 hippies called Dorinish home. In 1972 a fire burned down the island's supply tent and the commune disbanded. After Lennon's death, Yoko Ono sold the island for nearly £30,000 and donated the proceeds to an Irish orphanage. Dorinish is now used as a grazing site for livestock and is sometimes visited by enthusiastic Beatles fans.
[edit] Aerial Blue Summer School
In July 2011 19 artists and art workers arrived at Dorinish island for a four-day long summer school, organised by artist Ruth Lyons, of the Good Hatchery, and Claire Feeley, a curator working in London. Participants were:
- Suzanne Broughel
- Claire Feeley
- Maryjo Gilligan
- Fiona Hallinan
- Eileen Hanlon
- Catherine Harty
- Emma Haugh
- Emma Houlihan
- Samuel Joseph Keogh
- Kevin Kirwan
- Stephen Lacy
- Dave Loder
- Ruth Lyons
- Martin McCabe
- Donald Mahoney
- Joseph Noonan Ganley
- Josefin Rasmuson
- Ben Readman
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