Survey Data
Reg No
22312050
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1920 - 1925
Coordinates
212617, 158618
Date Recorded
01/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding monument, erected 1922, with larger than life-size bronze statue of Archbishop Croke on triangular-profile limestone pedestal having bronze figures set in niches and inscribed plaque in Irish. Trefoil shaped step to base.
Appraisal
The high quality of this bronze casting provides an artistic focus to the west end of Liberty Square. This image of Archbishop Croke is a physical reminder of Thurles' role in the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884. The inscription in Irish is finely executed in an ornate script with interlace initials. The figure of Saint Patrick and the allegorical figure of Freedom are typical motifs of the Gaelic revival associated with the foundation of the State. The work is signed and dated F. Doyle Jones 1922.