Survey Data
Reg No
30402002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1945 - 1950
Coordinates
176095, 260509
Date Recorded
01/10/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding ashlar limestone monument to Charles Stewart Parnell, unveiled 1946, in form of aedicule framing portrait sculpture of Parnell. Aedicule made up of piers, which resemble jambs, and support lintel capped by stepped pyramid. Portrait framed with words 'Ireland a Nation' and 'Let my love be conveyed to my colleagues and to the Irish people'.
Appraisal
This monument was erected well after the death of Parnell and is a strong political statement in support of the great patriot and his cause. The monument is undated and unsigned, although the portrait must be by a well-known sculptor of the period. Monuments to Parnell are rare and would have been politically contentious when erected. This monument was unveiled by Taoiseach Éamon DeValera and is a significant artistic, historical and political monument.