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Carol Ahern at home in Granagh, Ballingarry, Co Limerick. Pictures: Brian Arthur

Carol Ahern takes a break from her easel.

A contemporary artist based on a working farm, she’s gazing at the rolling Co Limerick countryside outside the window from the zone she uses as her designated painting nook at home. “My work is rooted in the rhythms of rural life,” she says.