The Waking Walls

Feel the stirring cries and howling wails of a grieving Cloughoughter Crannóg. 

First created over two days in September 2023, The Waking Walls was a caoineadh reverberating over the rippling waters of the Cavan lakelands, lamenting the ecological losses the Crannóg and its castle have witnessed over their lifetime. Now reimagined as an immersive video installation, this collaborative artwork brings you back to the water, to the grief, to the bellowing keen of the crannóg. 

The Waking Walls is a collaborative artwork by AlanJames Burns, with Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Anne Marie Hynes, Andrew Lynch, Trevor Whelan, Ben Glover, NYAH, Karina Lynch, Martin Donohoe, Jenny O’Hare, Laura O’Keeffe and Gearoid O’Hallmhurain. 

Pallas Open Projects and Dublin Fringe Festival join forces for FringePOP to co-present visual art with an interdisciplinary lens blending bold artwork and contemporary discourse. 

Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. 

Supported by Creative Ireland, Department of Culture, Communications & Sport, Cavan County Council, Irish Hospice Foundation, Office of Public Works (OPW), Townhall Cavan & Cavan Adventure Centre. Image Credit: Anna Kaniuta