Munster in 30 Artworks, No 4: Nest of Lace,  Lynn Kirkham, at Kenmare 

The bronze sculpture at the pier of the Co Kerry town links to the area's proud tradition in lacemaking 

Lynn Kirkham’s Nest of Lace is an elegant bronze sculpture that stands on the pier in Kenmare, Co Kerry.

Lynn Kirkham’s Nest of Lace is an elegant bronze sculpture that stands on the pier in Kenmare, Co Kerry. Kirkham, a native of Lancashire who is long settled in Templemore, Co Tipperary, has produced a number of large-scale public artworks in bog oak, bronze and steel, including the spectacular Ghost Horses in Co Kildare, and Bó Bainne, the five life-sized Friesians commissioned by Teagasc in Fermoy, Co Cork.

But she is also known as a maker of intricate basketry, weaving hazel and willow branches into figurative and abstract forms, as well as more functional creels and trellises.