Dublin and its statues
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| Nickname | Address | |
|---|---|---|
| Statue An Speirbhean (Sky Woman) | unknown | Windsor Place |
| Statue Aspiration (Treasury Building) | unknown | Grand Canal Street |
| Statue Brendan Behan | unknown | Roayal Canal just off Dorset Street |
| Statue Children of Lir (Garden of Remembrance) | unknown | Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square |
| Statue Cone and Wood Woman (RTÉ) | unknown | RTÉ park, N11 |
| Statue Constance Markievicz | Countess | Tara Street |
| Statue Custom House Memorial | unknown | Beresford Place |
| Statue Dancing Children | unknown | Summerhill |
| Statue Famine | Custom House Quay | |
| Statue Father Mathew (The Apostle) | unknown | O'Connell Street |
| Statue Hand | unknown | Marlborough Street |
| Statue Henry Grattan | unknown | College Green |
| Statue James Conolly Memorial | unknown | Beresford Place |
| Statue Jim Larkin | unknown | O'Connell Street |
| Statue John Count McCormack | unknown | Iveagh Gardens |
| Statue Linesman | unknown | City Quay Dublin's Docklands |
| Statue Lord Ardilaun | unknown | St Stephen's Green |
| Statue Love Is The Natural In Between | unknown | Northumberland Road |
| Statue Man on a Trestle | unknown | Wilton Place |
| Statue Matt Talbot | unknown | City Quay |
| Statue Meeting Place | The hags with the bags | Lower Liffey Street |
| Statue Memories of Mount Street | unknown | Mount St. Crescent |
| Statue Millenium Child | unknown | Christ Church Place |
| Statue Na Guthanna (RTÉ) | unknown | RTÉ park, N11 |
| Statue Overflow (Pembroke Square) | unknown | Corner Barrowstreet/Upper Grand Canal Street |
| Statue Phil Lynott | unknown | Harry Street off Grafton Street |
| Statue Queen Maedhbh | unknown | Burlington Road |
| Statue Rendezvous (UCD) | unknown | UCD |
| Statue Robert Emmet | unknown | St Stephen's Green |
| Statue Sean Russell | unknown | Fairview Park (opp. Addison Road) |
| Statue Strong striking bear (IFSC) | unknown | IFSC, Custom House Quay |
| Statue Talking Heads | unknown | Abbey Street |
| Statue The Age of Freedom (UCD) | unknown | UCD University Campus |
| Statue The Barge Horse | unknown | Percy Place |
| Statue The Chariot of Life | unknown | Irish Life Building, Lower Abbey Street |
| Statue The Kiss | unknown | Earlsfort Terrace corner with Hatch Street |
| Statue The Steyne or Long Stone | unknown | D'Olier Street/College Street Island |
| Statue The Three Fates | unknown | South West corner of St Stephen's Green |
| Statue Woman of Mercy - Catherine McAuley | unknown | Baggot Street, mercy international centre dublin |
| Statue Woman with Harp (Merrion Square) | unknown | Merrion Square |
| Statue of Admiral William Brown | Father of the Argentine Navy | Sir John Rogerson's Quay |
| Statue of Charles Stewart Parnell | unknown | O'Connell Street |
| Statue of Daniel O'Connell | The Artichoke | Southern end of O'Connell Street |
| Statue of James Joyce | The Prick with the Stick | North Earl Street |
| Statue of Molly Malone | Tart with the Cart Dish with the fish The Dolly with the Trolley The Trollop with the Scallop The Flirt in the Skirt |
Corner of Grafton Street/Suffolk Street |
| Statue of Oscar Wilde | The Fag on the Crag The Queer with the Leer The Quare in the Square |
Northwest of Merrion Square Park |
| Statue of Patrick Kavanagh | The Crank on the bank | North bank of the Grand Canal |
| Statue of Sir John Gray | unknown | O'Connell Street |
| Statue of W. B. Yeats | unknown | St Stephen's Green park |
| Statue of W. E. H. Lecky | unknown | Trinity College |
| … further results | ||
Statues in Dublin
So why do we write about statues in Dublin on awaycity? This kind of art is defining the city of Dublin and an important part of its atmosphere. When studying its statues, one can learn much about Dublin's history, its origins and people. Sometimes disapproved, sometimes admired, you will find all kinds of statues on the map.
One thing that is specific about statues in Dublin is the fact that very often they are erected at the same level as pedestrians which brings them very close to the observer and makes them more human and less distant. The main exeption to that is the O'Connell statue on O'Connell Street where you will find it hard to distinguish the traits of Mr. O'Connell. Also because this huge statue is not situated on an open space but surrounded by streets, river and traffic. Maybe take a bus and sit upstairs to catch a better view.
Most other statues are at ground level and make it possible to take face-to-face pictures with a statue!
Future statues on Dublin?
- Luke Kelly
- Ronnie Drew
- A giant statue by Antony Gormley on the Docklands (work starts beginning 2009 and will take about 8 months). It will be situated on the south bank of River Liffey, close to the foot bridge.
- A girl on a horse in Ballymun, main street. Artist John Burns. Expected completion: 2009
