The fascinating coin in the collection of the Hunt Museum is reputedly one of the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas for his betrayal of Jesus 

The Co Tipperary native fell out with the Catholic Church over his campaign for Irish to be made a compulsory subject for matriculation to the National University 

The Limerick artist used two models for his painting, hurler John Joe Hayes and IRA man Ben O'Hickey 

The bronze statue of the poet, journalist and author originally had a quill in its hand but that seems to have been taken by someone

Michele Horrigan's video installation was inspired by an international fairy-scare sparked by members of her family, and even makes links to the Twilight saga 

The piece was inspired by the way her father would tie a salmon, and forms part of the sculpture trail she helped establish in her hometown 

After disappearing for many years, the canvas was rediscovered in 1997, and is one of the outstanding examples of the work of a Cork artist who died at the age of 23 

The man who found it may have been buried in a pauper's grave, but his co-discovery led to the most impressive example of metal work in Ireland

The sculptor is anxious to preserve some of the mystery around a piece that features a map of the stars on a date of significance to the artist

Ironically, the statue of the 1916 gunrunner was unveiled on the same week that the Marita Anne was intercepted carrying arms to Kerry for the modern IRA

Artist Alice Maher tells Marc O’Sullivan Vallig about the inspiration behind her piece, Helmet, and how her interest in the marginalised fuels her work

“I modelled King Puck’s head on that of a really good-looking goat owned by Frank Joy in Killorglin — it had the longest horns I’ve ever seen on a goat, they must have been 80-90 cm"

The British artist was bewitched by the beauty of Gougane Barra, and featured the area in many of his pieces

Munster In 30 Artworks, No 9: The Púca in Co Clare, by Aidan Harte. Rejected by Ennistymon after a local priest described it as 'sinister', and a public survey endorsed that negative opinion, the controversial artwork has since found a new home 

Around the turn of the millennium, a crowd gathered in Dingle for the unveiling of a bronze sculpture of Fungie. Its American creator had a passion for the natural world, and had even swum with the famous dolphin 

The piece by the Irish-American artist poked at the absurdity of the Celtic Tiger era, and the use of history for branding purposes 

Waterford Walls has led the way for street art in Ireland, and proved to be a much-needed good-news story for a city that had faced some tough times 

The Shannon-side sculpture commemorates the dockers who’d laboured at the quays unloading cargo boats

The bronze sculpture at the pier of the Co Kerry town links to the area's proud tradition in lacemaking 

The painting by the Limerick artist was one of series he did on the construction of the hydro-electric scheme at Ardnacrusha

The Kerry artist strapped cameras to the back of three birds of prey to film the Limerick housing estate that was featuring in the news for all the wrong reasons 

In the first of our new series on the region's artworks, we look at the story behind the tribute to the Co Kerry town's most famous son