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  1. The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife - the characters

  2. Simone Mancini, Head of Conservation, National Gallery of Ireland; Sean Rainbird, Director, National Gallery of Ireland; and Peter Keegan, Country Executive for Ireland, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; at a preview of Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife in the refurbished Shaw Room of the National Gallery of Ireland, following a conservation and research project funded by the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Art Conservation Project. Photo © Maxwell Photography

    Press release 6/6/2017

    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife returns to permanent display in the refurbished National Gallery of Ireland following a conservation and research project funded by the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Art Conservation Project.

  3. Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), detail from 'The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife', c.1854. © National Gallery of Ireland.

    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife - the history

    The event from Irish history that inspired this iconic work.

  4. Dramatic oil painting crowded with people, with a man in armour and a woman at centre being married by a priest.

    In Focus: The Emancipated Spectator

    Connecting the collection to art historical, theoretical or philosophical texts.

  5. Conserving The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife

  6. Dramatic oil painting crowded with people, with a man in armour and a woman at centre being married by a priest.

    Family Audio Tour: The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife

    Shaw Room

  7. The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife - conservation challenges

  8. A long Gallery with chandeliers, polished wooden floors, and large windows at one side.

    Virtual Tour: Shaw Room

    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Daniel Maclise, plus portraits of Irish men and women.

  9. Daniel Maclise, 'Self-Portrait' (frontispiece to O'Driscoll's 'A Memoir of Daniel Maclise R.A.,' 1871), 1829. © National Gallery of Ireland

    Daniel Maclise (1806-1870)

    Find out more about the Cork born artist behind 'The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife'.

  10. Dramatic oil painting crowded with people, with a man in armour and a woman at centre being married by a priest.

    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Daniel Maclise (1806-1870)

    Find out more about this iconic Irish painting.