Irish Jigsaw Puzzle JIM FITZPATRICK Nuada High King Project Kells New NIB Sealed
Project Kells 1000 Piece Deluxe Puzzle of Jim Fitzpatrick’s NUADA THE HIGH KING. Please see below for extra information on Project Kells and Jim Fitzpatrick. Released by Tailen Games in 2005. Made in Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland. Image is from a work of art by Jim Fitzpatrick from 1978. This is a rare, hard to find, retired jigsaw. It would be priced at $45 if it were in mint condition. Pricing lower because in a non-mint box, however, it is still brand new and sealed. There is a ding on the front and a bend in the back, as shown in the last photos. There is also some tape in the lower right corner on the back of the box. The very last photo shows other jigsaws and games I have listed on eBay from Project Kells in new MINT condition.
Publisher: Tailten Games
Country of Origin: Ireland
Year: Manufactured in 2005
Language: English
Age: Warning, not suitable for children under 36 months.
Packaging Design: Jim Fitzpatrick
Completed Puzzle Size: 26 ½” x 19 ¾”
Box size: 11 ¾” x 11 ¾” x 2 ¼”
Condition: Brand new and factory sealed. There is a ding on the front and a bend in the back, as shown in the last two photos. There is also some tape in the lower right corner on the back of the box. Please see all photos for condition and details.
Charity: 10% of your purchase goes to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Dallas.
Combined and reduced shipping available for multiple purchases. When paid upfront, I refund the savings after postage is printed. If preferred, an invoice can be requested with ship total before payment. Free local pick up available in Dallas, Texas.
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Project Kells: Inspired by the Book of Kells and its mesmerizing patterns women amongst the vellum pages, Project Kells evolved. This is a unique collection of games and puzzles steeped in the ancient legends of Ireland’s Celtic heritage and royal past.
Jim Fitzpatrick: No man in Ireland has a sharper awareness of what we inherit from the ancient past than Jim Fitzpatrick. Not only is he an authority on Celtic art, but he also possesses a sense of the mystery that hides behind the material world. He is the most eloquent Irish poet ever to wield a paintbrush. He is a highly individualistic, self-taught Dublin born artist, whose style owes much to his Celtic forebears and has achieved worldwide recognition as one of Ireland’s most exciting and original interpreters of Celtic mythology and other related themes.
The Tuatha De Danaan: were a mystical race of people who invaded Ireland on the fire festival of Beltene. Immediately setting fire to their magical ships, they demanded battel from the Fomor and the Fir Bolg, for Ireland was theirs by right of heredity, their promised land. In the ensuing First Battle of Moy Tura, the semi-devine King of Tuatha De, lost an arm and because of this mutilation was obliged to abdicate in favor of Breas the Beautiful. Breas was a tyrannical ruler and all labored under the heavy taxation demanded. Moreover, Breas lacked the mark of a true king of his race: generosity. The chieftains of the Tuatha De complained that “their knives were not greased by him, and however often they visited him their breaths did not smell of ale.” There was no art, no music, no poetry, no entertainment; Ireland was a “land of the sheep” and the Tuatha De were divided. Meanwhile Nuada, his arm struck off, was seven years under cure from Dian Cecht the Healer. During this time the healing was completed and a silver arm, richly decorated with sacred runes, and with movement in every finger, was fitted to his shoulder. From then on he was known as Nuada of the Silver Arm, and he was reinstated as High King.