1864 – Father Mathew Statue, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: William Atkins & John H. Foley
Base designed by William Atkins, with the statue by celebrated Irish sculptor John Henry Foley.
John Henry Foley (1818-1874)
1868 – Prince Albert Statue, Leinster House, Dublin
Architect: John Henry Foley
Statue commemorating the Prince Consort, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, on the site of the Irish Exhibition of 1853.
1870 – Earl of Carlisle Statue, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Sculptor: John Henry Foley
In May 1870, John Henry Foley’s statue of the former viceroy the Earl of Carlisle (1802-1864) was unveiled in the People’s Garden,
1876 – Statue of Henry Grattan, College Green, Dublin
Sculptor: John Henry Foley
Monument to Henry Grattan MP (1746-1820), shipped from London in November 1875 after the sculptor John Henry Foley had died in 1874.
1880 – Field-Marshal Gough Statue, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Sculptor: John Henry Foley
Eerected in 1878 in Phoenix Park in honour of the British commander Field Marshal Hugh Gough who rose to commander-in-chief of British forces in India.
1880 – O’Connell Monument, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Sculptor: John Henry Foley
Built to commemorate the “Liberator” Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) after whom the street was renamed after independence.
