A NATIONAL TREASURE: Daniel Maclise (1806–70), The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (c. 1854)

By Marie Bourke The monumental history painting The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (pp 36–7) by Daniel Maclise has an iconic status at the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI). Maclise captures the marginal moment of Strongbow’s marriage to Aoife, which became regarded as an event of political and symbolic importance in marking the establishment of ... Read more

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