1910 – Parnell Monument, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry Bacon, G.P. Sheridan, Augustus Saint Gaudens
A long drawn out project,
A long drawn out project,
Former monument on Leinster Lawn, commemorating three of the founding figures of Irish independence,
A tapering granite obelisk 18.3 metres in height and topped with a gilt bronze flame,
The memorial is the work of sculptor Edward Delaney with further design by Frank du Berry of the OPW.
The son of a Church of Ireland coach-maker who briefly considered an acting career as a young man,
Facing the former Clery’s department store,