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From left to right: Ian Maginess (photographer), Chris Bailey (Director NIMC), Carol Conlin (Assistant Keeper APL), Patrick Grew (framer), the very Revd Gregory Dunstan (Keeper APL), Lorraine Frazer (Administrator APL), Peter Rankin (Trustee Adviser Esme Mitchell Trust), Stephen Day (Registry Officer APL). Image credit: APL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Armagh Public Library has in its collection a set of fifteen original drawings by\u00a0William Conor. Conor was commissioned to produce these as costume designs for\u00a0a 1932 pageant which celebrated the life of St Patrick and the 1,500th\u00a0of his arrival in Ireland. The drawings were presented to the Diocese of Armagh by\u00a0Archbishop D\u2019Arcy and, in 2001, the Library secured funds from the Esme Mitchell\u00a0Trust, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Armagh City and District Council to purchase\u00a0the full set before they went up for auction.<\/p>\n

Recently, essential work was carried out to the drawings by a qualified paper\u00a0conservator, who recommended that the original drawings should not be put back on\u00a0public display, for conservation reasons. Recognising that the Conor drawings are\u00a0of local and national significance, the Library gained funding to have high quality\u00a0photographic copies made, mounted and framed for public display.<\/p>\n

The work has been carried out by local photographer Ian Maginess and by Paddy\u00a0Grew from Picture Box in Armagh. As a result, the Library has been able to care for\u00a0the collection responsibly by storing the original Conor drawings away from light. At\u00a0the same time it still provides public access to the information about the collection,\u00a0including the display of high quality photographs of the drawings, on site in the\u00a0Library\u2019s Long Room and in No 5 Vicars\u2019 Hill, and now on the Library\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

The Keeper of Armagh Public Library, the Very Revd Gregory Dunstan said: \u201cThe\u00a0Conor drawings are notable both as the work of a great Irish artist, and as a record\u00a0of a significant event within the continuing celebration of the heritage of St Patrick.\u00a0We are most grateful to the Esme Mitchell Trust and the Northern Ireland Museums\u00a0Council for their support for action which both ensures the enhanced availability\u00a0of their subject matter, while permitting the proper conservation of the drawings\u00a0themselves. Visitors to the Library, school and adult groups, and those following the\u00a0St Patrick Trail, will be able to see them in the context of Patrick\u2019s legacy on the Hill\u00a0of Armagh, and as a unique component of the City\u2019s visitor attraction.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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