In pictures: Max Porter and Lisa Hannigan in Cork for launch of Kinship book by Dorothy Cross 

The Kinship book, launched in Waterstones, is part of the Cork artist's project involving the return of mummified remains to Egypt 

Max Porter and Dorothy Cross at the launch of Kinship at Waterstones in Cork. Picture: Noel Sweeney

Cork artist Dorothy Cross launched her book Kinship at Waterstones in her native city on Friday night with an event that included contributions from singer Lisa Hannigan and novelist Max Porter.

Published by Lilliput Press, the book is the culmination of a longterm project by Cross involving the return of 2000-year-old mummified remains from Ireland to Egypt. As well documenting the journey of the remains that had been in the possession of University College Cork since the 1920s, Kinship also features essays and poems on related themes by several writers.