Statue of Patrick Kavanagh

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Name: Patrick Kavanagh
Nickname: The Crank on the bank^[1]
Where: North bank of the Grand Canal
Coordinates: 53.3336;-6.2481Latitude: 53°20′0.96″N
Longitude: 6°14′53.16″W
Inauguration date: 11th June 1991
Sculptor: John Coll
Story: The statue was build as part of Dublin 1991 European City of culture celebrations. Inspired by his poem "Lines written on a Seat on the Grand Canal, Dublin":

   " O commemorate me where there is water,
Canal water preferably, so stilly
Greeny at the heart of summer. Brother
Commemorate me thus beautifully."

Patrick Kavanagh found solace beside the Grand Canal and often sat there to contemplate his life.

Notes

↑ "The crank on the bank" means "the weirdo on the bank"

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[0] "The crank on the bank" means "the weirdo on the bank"

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