Ireland: Standing Stones to Stormont
Ireland: Standing Stones to Stormont by
Tom Quinn Kumpf,
a photographic study of the ancient sites of Ireland with notes by the
author of events and experiences he had while working on the project.
As the photographer and writer, Tom has been to Ireland
countless times. The book is made up mostly of
ancient sites - stone circles, ring forts, standing stones, with specific
attention paid to places like
Newgrange,
Knowth,
Carrowkeel, and other
locations where many of the ancient stories and legends were born.
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Knocknakilla Stone Circle in Co. Cork.
Ireland: Standing Stones to Stormont
focuses on Irish identity and how the Irish understand their relationship with a landscape
shaped by an ancient, active past. The Otherworld is still significant and
close to the surface in the lives of the people. This spirit realm is
separated from the world of men by the thinnest of veils, and the Irish,
even those who profess total disbelief, still respond to the rhythms of
everyday life as if respect for the Good People, or Fairy Folk, is a fundamental part of living.

Kilmacowen Standing Stone, Co. Cork.
Tom's Inspiration for
Ireland:
Standing Stones to Stormont were the myths and legends he heard while working on another
project in Belfast. Stories of Tuatha de Danaan, the ancient gods that
eventually became the fairies. The Tuatha de Danaan were wizards who came
from the air, they ruled Ireland until the Milesians (
Celts) defeated them
in battle and drove them underground to become fairies.
Tom Quinn Kumpf grew up in an Irish neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Tom's ancestors are from Kilfenora in County Clare where he based himself
when working on the book. He takes us back 5,000 years and shows how the
ancient sites are actually how people identify with the land and with themselves.
Teamhair is the ancient name given the Hill of Tara, one of the most religious and revered
sites in all of Ireland.
Tom's photography has appeared in publications and in
exhibitions throughout the US, Europe, and the former USSR. He works primarily
in Documentary, Travel, and Portrait Photography, teaches photo workshops, is a
consultant for photo projects and exhibitions, and leads photo safaris in East
Africa, the Americas, Ireland, and other exotic places.
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