Take Me to the River: School of Looking – CATCHMENTS 2025 – The Bend in the Boyne Presentation

Location: Solstice Arts Centre, Navan 
Date: Monday 10 November 2025 
Time: 6-8pm 
Price: Free, booking essential 
Participants: All ages 

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Celebrating their activities at the mythological location of Linn Féic near Rossnaree on the banks of the Boyne River, connect with artists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly (aka School of Looking). Sharing the outcomes of their project CATCHMENTS 2025 - The Bend in the Boyne, view the artistic creations by participants of Down Syndrome Louth/Meath in response to riverside biodiversity, hear creative writing and poetry readings from participants led by historian Anthony Murphy, and view the 15-minute short film The Bend in the Boyne featuring music by Rhona Clarke.

In May 2025, at the ancient site of Linn Féic on the banks of the Boyne River, thought to be the pool where the myth of the Salmon of Knowledge originated, artists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly met and interviewed local historian Anthony Murphy and scientist Jonathan Turner, researcher in River Science at UCD. Their conversations resulted in a short film: The Bend in the Boyne. 

Embedding their CATCHMENTS 2025 Meath locations and activities into Take Me to the River, these meetings also informed a series of creative biodiversity workshops within the community, including young members of Down Syndrome Ireland Louth Meath branch, adult learners from LMETB, and a Creative Writing & Story Telling event lead by historian Anthony Murphy inspired by the myth of the Salmon of Knowledge.

CATCHMENTS 2025 - The Boyne is supported by Research Ireland, the Department of Education, Meath County Council Arts Office, Solstice Arts Centre, Boyne Rivers Trust, The Arts Council, Meath County Council.