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Welcome to Blas Ealaíne (a taste of art). Here you find a taste of Irish art made by local artists.

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About Blas Ealaíne

Dónal and Bronagh founded Blas Ealaíne in 2012. Paintings of landscapes, people, sport and others can all be found here. Have a look and enjoy!.

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As well as paintings, we also do prints of our paintings, traditional wooden crafts and bog oak carvings, as well as greetingcards in Irish and postcards with Irish proverbs, with our artwork.

Meet the Artists




Bronagh Ó Kane

Bronagh has been painting in the medium of oil for a number of years now. Rasharkin (Co. Antrim) artist Tommy McGoldrick was first to introduce her to this expressive medium. Bronagh enjoys capturing the essence of Irish life on canvas and concentrates on what the people, landscapes or sport has to offer.


Daniel Kearney

Daniel has been painting in the mediums of acrylic and oil for a number of years. His sister Karen has been his inspiration from a young age. As an extremely talented artist herself, Karen has nutured Daniel's artistic talent. On top of that, he attended classes with the well known Belfast artist Tony Bell. Daniel enjoys capturing the beautiful Donegal houses, landscapes and islands.


Gallery - Landscapes



The Big Wheel of Life
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The Big Wheel of Life

Three years after painting this picture of the Derryveigh Mountains with a house in the foreground and not knowing at the time who Míci MaC Gabhan was at the time, Daniel went on to do a degree in Irish where in the 2nd year of the degree they would study a book on a local Irish writer in Donegal in the early 1900s and of his ups and downs of life. The book ‘The Big Wheel of Life’ was written by none other than Mící Mac Gabhan!

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Indian Country
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India Country

When my oldest brother Columba was young, the family went to Moville, County Donegal and looking upon Magilligan Point, County Derry, Columba thought to himself that it looked like ‘Indian Country’ from western films. We were there together on a hike in 2004 and I took the photo with a phone. I used acrylic to paint the picture.

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Walk on Slieve League
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Walk on Slieve League

I was on Sleeve Leag, County Donegal with my brother Martin and my friend Aonton took a photo of us from another point in the cliffs. We used to go hiking often together .

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Mount Errigle
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Mount Errigle

When I started art classes with Tony Bell in An Droichead in 2009, I did this painting first. I was at the top of Errigle 7 or 8 times as I love this mountain and area. It seems to change appearance every time I see it. I did three versions: one without clouds and with gloss, one with clouds and without gloss and one bigger version, all with Acrylic. Interesting fact: Errigle used to be a volcano thousands of years ago.

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Errigle under Snow
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Errigle under Snow

Reason for Visit Dónal took his mother and girlfriend Bronagh on a weekend Gaeltacht trip with An Droichead in 2011 during the winter, stayting in Glassagh spending the weekend doing some walking and talking in Iirish. When they went home again, they stopped on the banks of the river Clady for a short time. Photo Dónal took a photo from the banks of the river with Errigle and a cuple of hills in the background under snow and the river and a couple of bare trees in the foreground. Inspiration for Painting Dónal painted the picture for his younger brother Brendan, because Brendan really liked the photo and they both spend time in that area hiking. Interesting Fact Errigle used to be a volcano thousands of years ago, hence its shape and is part of the Seven Sisters, which include Muckish, Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More, Mackoght and Errigal which Dónal and his brothers hiked a number of times as part of The Glover.

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Errigle under Cloud
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Errigle under Cloud

When I started art classes with Tony Bell in An Droichead in 2009, I did this painting first. I did three versions: one without clouds and with gloss, one with clouds and without gloss and one bigger version, all with Acrylic.

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The Ness (An tEas)
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The Ness

The first oil picture I painted since I was at school in County Derry. I was living with my friend Clare Brady another young artist when I started this painting. The Ness (waterfall) is situated a couple of miles in from the area where I was born and rared in County Derry and it’s said that it’s one of the largest waterfalls in Ireland. There’s also a historical story about Shane Crossagh Ó Maoláin, a raporee from the area, where he jumped the large gap at the top of the waterfall to escape capture from soldiers who were in pursuit.

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The Cottage
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The Cottage

One of my first paintings i did from my head when i was in my teens, with a fictional cottage and a dog outside at the door.

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Gallery - By the Sea



Fond Memories
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Fond Memories - The Men (Cuimhní Cinn - Na Fír)

When i first heard this poem by Máirtín Ó Direáin being read in my Irish class I immediately thought that it would make two good paintings. There are two verses, the first verse describing what the men wore on their long walk to Mass on the Arann Island, and the second describing what the woman wore on the same long walk. I started the paintings in 2012. Máirtín Ó Direáin passed away in 1988. It’s also a social document of the time of life on the Áranns, describing the clothes worn, their believes (to make the long walk) in some cases where the cloths were made or sources and the fact that the men and woman were almost in two separate groups.

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Fond Memories
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Fond Memories - The Women (Cuimhní Cinn - Na Mná)

When i first heard this poem by Máirtín Ó Direáin being read in my Irish class I immediately thought that it would make two good paintings. There are two verses, the first verse describing what the men wore on their long walk to Mass on the Arann Island, and the second describing what the woman wore on the same long walk. I started the paintings in 2012. Máirtín Ó Direáin passed away in 1988. It’s also a social document of the time of life on the Áranns, describing the clothes worn, their believes (to make the long walk) in some cases where the cloths were made or sources and the fact that the men and woman were almost in two separate groups.

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Kinnegoe
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Kinnegoe (Cionn an Gabha)

When we were young, our sister Marie took us to Kinnagoe Bay, County Donegal, for the first time where we had a great day there. Interesting fact: The boat La Trinidad Valencera sank there in 1588.

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Keem Bay, Achill Island
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Keem Bay, Achill Island (Cuan na Cuime, Oileán Acla)

We visited Achill Island in April 2014 and stayed on the beach at Keem in a tent and painted a few pictures. It’s a lovely, quiet beech with stunning views with Croke Patrick in the background. I added an old house into the picture – an old house from one of many from the Deserted Village in Slievemore (also Achill) a couple of miles from Keem.

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Inis Meáin
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Inis Meáin, Donegal

When Donal wanted to do a painting for his dear Bronagh he decided to paint Inis Meáin with the two of them on it, as its their favourite area in Ireland, the Donegal Gaeltacht. Dónal and Bronagh later got engaged on Inis Meáin in the summer of 2012!

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Across the Waves
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Across the Waves (Trasna na dTonnta)

A Painting I did from my head while camping in the Donegal Gaeltacht.

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Portree
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Portree, Isle of Skye (Port Rígh)

A Painting I did while we were on our honeymoon in Portree, Skye.

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The Isle of Mull Ferry
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The Isle of Mull Ferry (An tOban – An tEilean Muileach)

We love going to the west highlands and love it so much we spent our honeymoon there. I love stopping in Oban and watching the ferryboats coming and going from the port town to the islands of Mull, Barra, Coll and Island to name a few. This one is the Isle of Mull passing by the Lismore lighthouse.

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Gallery - Music



Ghost Sessions - The Two
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Ghost Sessions - The Two Musicians (Seisiúin na dTaibhsí)

I like playing traditional music often in music sessions and now and again there’s a good picture that I’d like to capture on canvas. I painted different pictures with various musicians and instruments against a window with the light coming through it, with the atmosphere of a typical traditional Irish bar and a kind of abstract light, both for daytime and evening light in separate paintings.

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Ghost Sessions - The Three
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Ghost Sessions - The Three Musicians (Seisiúin na dTaibhsí)

I like playing traditional music often in music sessions and now and again there’s a good picture that I’d like to capture on canvas. I painted different pictures with various musicians and instruments against a window with the light coming through it, with the atmosphere of a typical traditional Irish bar and a kind of abstract light, both for daytime and evening light in separate paintings.

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Ghost Sessions - The Seven
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Ghost Sessions - The Seven Musicians (Seisiúin na dTaibhsí)

I like playing traditional music often in music sessions and now and again there’s a good picture that I’d like to capture on canvas. I painted different pictures with various musicians and instruments against a window with the light coming through it, with the atmosphere of a typical traditional Irish bar and a kind of abstract light, both for daytime and evening light in separate paintings.

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Let the Music Begin
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Bhanxty - Let the Music Begin (Tosaítear and Ceol)

There Is a strong love for traditional music and culture in Ireland. Irish Trad music often use sa variety of instumentsinstruments (e.g. Guitar) These intumentsinstruments are beautiful to paint in oil and when are playing them their faces tell a thousand stories and a musical moment in time is captured in this painting its easy to tell that the musicians are engrossed in their music

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Gallery - People and Animals



The Cat at the Cottage
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The Cat at the Cottage (An Cat ag an Teachín)

One of my first paintings i did from my head when i was in my teens, with a fictional cottage and a cat outside on the wall.

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Cathán
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Cathán ag Súgradh

This is my nephew Cathan playing with a ball when he was one year old.

The Sunbathing Cows
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The Sunbathing Cows (Na Bó ag Sú na Gréine)

Starting on a lovely beach walk we were greeted with sunbathing cows at whitepark bay on the county Antrim coast.

Laos – The Simple Life
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Laos – The Simple Life (An Saol Simplí)

I met this little girl when my tour bus crashed on a mountain road in Laos. It seemed that her and her little brother and found our situation funny and i took a photo of her and painted her when i returned home. Although she seemed to have little she was happy.

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Game of Hurling
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Game of Hurling - Derry and Down (Cluiche Iománaíochta)

We were looking to paint a few paintings of Irish sports and we chose Football and Hurling. Here is Derry taking on Down in Hurling. It’s one of two paintings we’ve painted together.

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Game of Football
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Game of Football (Cluiche Peile – Doire agus Dún na nGall)

We were looking to paint a few paintings of Irish sports and we chose Football and Hurling. Here is Derry taking on Donegal in Gaelic Football. It’s one of two paintings we’ve painted together.

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Best Friends
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Best Friends (Cairde is Fearr)

Dermot took his dog Kasey to Port Arthur, County Donegal often. They have been camping in that area for years. Gola Island and Inis Meain are in the picture and Árainn Mhóir in the background, the place where it is though some of our ancestors came from.

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Karen and Misty
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Karen and Misty (Caireann agus Misty)

Karen took her dog Misty on a trip to Port Arthur, Gaoth Dobhair County Donegal while we were down for the Gaeltacht week. She has been going to that area every year with her family since she was young but that was Misty’s first time there with her. I took 3 or 4 photos and put them on canvas with oil.

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Gallery - Photos



The Green Rocks
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The Green Rocks (Na Carraigeacha Gorma)

I took this photo on the back of Inis Meáin, County Donegal and we got there by canoe from camping on Port Arthur I was drawn to the contrast between the grey rocks surrounding the bright green algie laden rocks, wet from the recent tide. Intersting fact: In irish, rocks are sometimes referred to as green as opposed to grey (in English) because of the moss or algie on them.

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The Sperrins
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The Sperrins (Na Speiríní)

I took this photo from the Glenshane road, from my native County Derry on one of the many journeys I've made on that road to work in Belfast.

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Latest News




Bronagh Ó Kane

Published on 07/10/24

Art Classes - Cash For Kids

We are holding a Masters Art class in Novemeber in The OpenDoor Complex in Bellaghy, County Derry - all proceeds go to Cash For Kids (Gaelscoil an tSeanchaí) for any bookings made by 25th October 2024.

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Dónal Ó Cearnaigh

Published on 14/10/24

Irish Classes - Cash For Kids

We are holding an Irish language class for beginners and a class for parents/carers of chilren attending a Bunscoil in March 2025 during Seachtain na Gaeilge in Bellaghy, County Derry - all proceeds go to Cash For Kids (Gaelscoil an tSeanchaí) for any bookings made by 25th October 2024.

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Dónal Ó Cearnaigh

Published on 16/10/24

Bee Keeping Class for Beginners - Cash for Kids

We are holding an bee keeping class for beginners in July 2025 during in Bellaghy, County Derry - all proceeds go to Cash For Kids (Gaelscoil an tSeanchaí) for any bookings made by 25th October 2024.

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Bronagh Ó Kane

Published on 12/03/15

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