0 s ▁he ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁A ile en ▁Sib ell ▁Mary ▁Gu in ness ▁and ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Br ins ley ▁Sher idan ▁Bus he ▁Pl unk et ▁and ▁was ▁guest ▁to ▁their ▁residence , ▁the ▁L ut tre ll st own ▁Castle , ▁County ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁good ▁friends ▁with ▁Patrick ▁Le igh ▁F erm or ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Joan : ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁the ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁drove ▁down ▁through ▁France ▁and ▁Italy , ▁and ▁later , ▁Joan ▁accompanied ▁Peter ▁Qu enn ell ▁and ▁St . ▁Cla ir - Er sk ine ▁to ▁Sic ily , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁photograph s ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁Qu enn ell ▁was ▁writing . ▁ ▁At ▁St . ▁Cla ir - Er sk ine ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Alan ▁Pay an ▁P ry ce - J ones ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁" br ight ▁appar ition ▁who ▁once ▁upon ▁a ▁time ▁swe pt ▁past ▁them ▁like ▁a ▁king fish er : ▁all ▁colour ▁and ▁spark le ▁and ▁courage ▁[...] ▁[ he ▁found ] ▁small ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁which ▁turned ▁away ▁from ▁an ▁un amb it ious ▁char mer ▁whose ▁only ▁end uring ▁gift ▁was ▁his ▁charm ". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁P ain ter ▁Ad rian ▁Maurice ▁D aint rey ▁took ▁his ▁portrait ▁sold ▁by ▁Christ ie ' s ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category :