Dún Laoghaire Anseo

This is a painting by Paul Francis . It is one of a series of paintings around the town for the event  called Dún Laoghaire Anseo. It depicts how William Marr a local resident saved the life of Dorothy Topping after the mailboat The Leinster was torpedoed after setting sail from Dun Laoghaire (then called Kingstown) on the 10th October 1918, just a month before the official ending of the First World War.  This is one of a series of paintings around the town. Here is the official information about the event.

Dún Laoghaire Anseo

For history buffs here is some information about The Leinster

https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-sinking-of-the-rms-leinster-the-international-significance/