Town transformed into giant art gallery to celebrate link to Beckett and Wilde

Town transformed into giant art gallery to celebrate link to Beckett and Wilde

The town of Enniskillen has become an immense living chess board with the installation of The Isle of Enniskillen Samuel Beckett Chess Set, a permanent public artwork by artist Alan Milligan. Picture: Brian Morrison/PA

Enniskillen has been transformed into a giant art gallery and chess board as part of a new interactive tourism initiative highlighting the area’s link with Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett.

The new public art installation will see a live game of chess played across the Co Fermanagh town throughout the year.

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