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Sand Sculptures at Dublin Castle
An Event Themed on "Irish Literature" in August 2007

From Bernd Biege, About.com

August 2007 started off as rainy as July had ended, but this did not deter a bunch of artists working in the open at Dublin Castle. Several tons of fine sand were unceremoniously dumped in the castle courtyard and than transformed into impressive sand sculptures. This year's event had the general theme of "Irish Literature" - leading to portraits of Beckett, a reclining Gulliver, a minimalistic Joyce and an inspirational glass of Guinness ...
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  1. The Courtyard of Dublin CastleSand Sculptures in the Courtyard of Dublin Castle - August 2007
  2. Samuel Beckett in SandBeckett in Sand
  3. Samuel Beckett as the Twin in a BinThe Beckett Twins in the Bins
  4. Infinity by Alan MageeInfinity
  5. A Pint of Plain is Your Only ManA Pint of Plain
  6. A Pint of Plain in the HeadFilled with Inspiration
  7. Jonathan Swift as GulliverJonathan Swift as Gulliver
  8. The Face of Swift ... through his feet ...Swift's Face
  9. Scrolls in the Back of the Wall of PoetsScrolls
  10. A Wall of PoetsA Wall of Poets
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