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He moved to London at the age of 12 and became an apprentice photographer with the Daily Mail. At just 21 years, he was the youngest staff photographer for the Evening Standard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The collection captures John Minihan\u2019s style using a Nikon camera, black and white film, and Kodak gelatin paper.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Nurturing and promoting a love of literature is at the core of the work of Sligo Libraries. T<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">he unique landscape and heritage of Sligo continues to inspire writers.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Creativity generates from the energy of Sligo\u2019s landscape; sandy beaches, Atlantic ocean, woods, lakes, rivers, mountains, fairy forts and megalithic burial grounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The stories associated with the Mountain ranges, including the distinctive Knocknarea, with Queen Maeve\u2019s burial mound, and Benbulbin, formed when glaciers moved cutting its shape during the ice age, contribute to the unique energy that continues to inspire creativity for those lucky enough to experience this beautiful landscape.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">The exhibition features writers photographed in Sligo by John Minihan in 2022; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\">Kevin Barry, Louise Kennedy, Una Mannion, Eoin McNamee, Susan McKay, Alice Lyons and John Kavanagh.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22530,"template":"","class_list":["post-22529","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Word\/Online - John Minihan: Sligo is a literary town - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Exhibition of the John Minihan collection held by Sligo Libraries.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-word-online-john-minihan-sligo-is-a-literary-town\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Word\/Online - John Minihan: Sligo is a literary town - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Exhibition of the John Minihan collection held by Sligo Libraries. 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