Margaret McKenna is a visual artist based for over 20 years in County Cavan. Although born in Dublin, she has always been very aware of her County Monaghan roots. Her art is hugely influenced by the landscape in which she lives, and the stories held within, stories that blend mythology with geological features or tales of an ancient culture and folklore. Her love of our native language. to which she returned t o learning during Covid, has only added to a deeper understanding of the wealth of meanings behind our place names, once translated back to their original Irish form. This became the inspiration behind her solo exhibition in Cavan County Museum in October 2023 titled "Ag Siúl Trí Finscéalta || Walking through legends", in which she explored the link between place names and mythology.

Margaret is delighted to be exhibiting in Íontas, delving once more into this connection between the story and the place name.

This journey, through ancestral lands, exploring tales and mythology associated with this undulating land of drumlins and lakes, has become a deeply personal experience. Interpreting these ideas into a visual format has been a wonderful challenge. combining the beauty of the Monaghan landscape with elements of stories told by the fireside by many a generation past.

This exhibition will launch on Thursday September 12th at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome!