Examples of Professional Experience

May-June 2001

Conservation and restoration works to the 17th century marble statue of the Madonna, Carrara Cathedral, Italy.

September-October 2001

Recarving of a missing marble cartouche for the 18th century Prior monument at main entrance of Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin.

July-September 2002

Conservation works to the 12th century main portal and 13th century east window of St. Brendan’s Cathedral, Clonfert, Co. Galway. *

July-August 2003

Conservation works to the 12th century main portal of St. Lachtain’s Church, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny. *

October-November 2004

Conservation works to the 12th century presbytery and eastern oculus of St. Cathach’s Church, Rahan, Co. Offaly.

January-June 2006

Conservation works to the 28-piece collection of 5th-7th century ogham stones, in addition to several non-ogham items including Bronze Age cup-and-circle marked stones, University College Cork. *

October-November 2006

Transcription by hand of eleven images and several lines of poetry onto seven large boulders of Wicklow granite for the sculptor Louise Walsh, Cois Mara estate, Rosslare, Co. Wexford.

August 2007

Restoration works to the gravestone of Seán T. O’Ceallaigh (President of Ireland, 1945-59), Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.

April 2008

Conservation and restoration works to ‘Miss Geraldine Square’, a sculpture in Irish limestone by James McKenna, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin.

August 2008

Restoration works to seven late-19th century relief panels in Caen limestone by James Pearse, Pearse Museum, Rathfarnham, Dublin.

June 2009

Provision of a condition report on six busts in statuary Carrara marble and their scagliola pedestals, as well as two urns in painted plaster, Castletown House, Celbridge, Co. Kildare.

March 2010

Provision of a condition report – with recommendations for future care – on the 9th century high cross at Tihilly, Co. Offaly, commissioned by Amanda Pedlow, County Heritage Officer.

June-September 2010

Conservation and restoration works to the 42-piece collection of Italian medieval sculpture on Ilnacullin (Garinish Island), Glengarriff, Co. Cork. Responsibility, together with architect Anna Hanley of the OPW, for designing and arranging all aspects of the public display of the collection and for overseeing its installation.

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* Acting as assistant to Jason Ellis, sculpture conservator.