by Susan | Feb 2, 2021 | Monuments
The limestone sculpture of two humans hands by Shane Gilmore were placed on the grounds of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in May, 2008. The hands were dedicated to several concepts as shown on the plaques below the sculpture: Hands sculptured by Shane Gilmore Hands...
by Susan | Dec 7, 2020 | Monuments
This sphere of welded interlinked chains and bars, 260 cm (about 8.5 feet) in diameter, houses an eternal flame in its center, powered by natural gas from the Kinsale Head gas field. It was commissioned by Amnesty International in 1995 and designed by Tony...
by Susan | Jul 6, 2020 | Monuments
“Proclamation” by Rowan Gillespie is a permanent outdoor sculpture honoring the leaders of the Easter Rising, and the authors of the Irish proclamation of Independence. It is across the street from the Kilmainham Gaol where the proclamation writers were executed in...
by Susan | May 4, 2020 | Monuments
The RMS Lusitania, a ocean liner of the Cunard Line, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915 and sunk 18 minutes later. 1,198 were killed; there were 761 survivors. Many of the survivors and bodies of the deceased were rescued or recovered by local fishermen from...
by Susan | Feb 17, 2020 | Monuments
Unveiled on August 15, in 1882, the monument of the “Liberator” was designed and sculpted by John Henry Foley (who also designed the Albert Memorial in London.) Situated on the south side of O’Connell Street, the monument consists of three bronze sections...
