Survey Data
Reg No
50100312
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1950 - 1955
Coordinates
315936, 233524
Date Recorded
14/03/2017
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding memorial to Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, erected 1954, comprising round metal plaque by Séamus Murphy with representation of face of subject, set in boulder of Wicklow granite. Monument sited in lawn just inside northwest entrance to St. Stephen's Green, to east of Royal Dublin Fusiliers Arch.
Appraisal
Memorial to the Fenian leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa (1831-1915), at whose funeral Patrick Pearse gave his famous oration. The likeness of the subject is cast on a medallion-like metal surface set into a large granite boulder, giving the monument an understated, but dignified presence. The sculptor was Seamus Murphy. It was unveiled on the 6th June 1954 by President Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh. It is part of a highly significant group of commemorative monuments in the park.