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Padraig Marrinan (10 December 1906 – 1973) was an Irish painter.[1] He was born in Belfast, Ireland. He contracted polio when he was five, and received a private education. He taught himself to paint, and made landscapes in counties Antrim, Clare, Donegal and Kerry. His ecclesiastical work includes Our Lady of the Missions for Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne, Belfast, and The Madonna and Child of Loreto for the Convent School, Omagh, County Tyrone. A charcoal drawing is in the National Gallery of Ireland.[1]
Padraig Marrinan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1906 Belfast |
| Died | 1973 Omagh |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | self-taught |
| Known for | landscapes, religious |
| Elected | Royal Ulster Academy |
He showed work at the Royal Ulster Academy, of which he was a member.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kate Newmann (1993). Padraig Marrinan (1906 - 1973): Artist. Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Ulster History Circle. Accessed September 2017.