Seafaring legends evoked by artists on Sherkin

An alligator was once presented to the people of Cape Clear in West Cork by the captain of a ship that ran into a local boat, killing four men.

The history of the area also shows the devious actions of Sherkin Islanders in the 16th century led to a raiding party from Waterford ransacking their villages, before doing likewise to Cape Clear and Baltimore.

These tales are recounted as part of an installation by artist Ginny Pavry for an exhibition titled Out There in Sherkin this weekend, featuring the work of 19 students set to graduate from the BA in Visual Art from Dublin Institute of Technology.