Doagh

Doagh ‘flourish’ Stone and Bronze Sculpture       

The historically based sculptural intervention chosen for the town square has enhanced the relatively small space and given much needed breathing space for the artwork. The engraved Donegal stone circle with bronze inserts sits comfortably within new and contrasting paving.

The Flax Flower Relief references the history and significance of linen making in the area allowing it to flourish. Inlaid into this relief are five bronze discs. One disc in the centre and four others around it. The discs have a have a typical bronze finish located externally and imply treasure, something important and precious. Bronze is appropriate as it is hard wearing and there is evidence of settlements in Dough from the bronze age represented by the ‘Holestone’, a bronze age megalith just outside Doagh. Each disc will represent an element of Doagh’s history