A long drawn out project, the Parnell Monument was designed by Dublin-born American sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens with the assistance of two architects –
Former monument on Leinster Lawn, commemorating three of the founding figures of Irish independence, Arthur Griffith,
A tapering granite obelisk 18.3 metres in height and topped with a gilt bronze flame,
The son of a Church of Ireland coach-maker who briefly considered an acting career as a young man,
Facing Clery’s, Jim Larkin (1874-1947) is remembered on Dublin’s main thoroughfare for his dedication to worker’s rights.
