Lavery mixed in the same circles as Constance Markievicz, who lived in Sligo at a similar distance to the mountain, and who fought for Irish independence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz
A 1922 Lavery portrait of his wife, Hazel as the embodiment of Ireland, Cathleen Ní Houlihan, was used as the watermark on Irish banknotes until the adoption of the Euro in 2002. …wikimedia.org/…/Portrait_of_Lady_Lavery_as_Kathl…
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