Irish Monuments

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  Elphin ~ “The War of Independence” Monument ~ The Irish War of Independence or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary ~ Co. Roscommon …..5069n

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  Ennis Town ~ Market Place ~ ” Seller ~ Buyer ~ Cow ” ~ with a cow that appears to have been sold by one farmer to another, the deal being sealed with spit on the hand and a handshake , Sculptor By Barry Wrafter Co Clare ….4424

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  Enniscorthy ~ “Seamus Rafter Statue ” ~ He became the commander of the IRB brigade in Wexford, and was Captain of ‘A Company’ in the Enniscorthy Battalion. ~ Abbey Square ~ Co.Wexford …..7936

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  Enniscorthy ~ “Up or Down Plaque” ~ Slaney Street ~ Co. Wexford …..7893

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  Galway City ~ “Oscar Wilde & Eduard Wilde” ~ it was a gift to the city from Estonia when it joined the EU in 2004. A replica of her original 1999 work cast in 1999 in Tartu, Estonia by Tiiu Kirsipuu. ~ Buskers often join them ~ Co. Galway ….0132

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  Galway City ~ “Galway Hookers fountain” ~ erected to commemorate the Quincentenary of the Corporation of the City of Galway (1484) with a semi-abstract representation of the billowing sails of a Galway Hooker by the Derry-born sculptor Éamonn O’ Doherty (1939-2011) ~ Co. Galway …..6708

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  Galway City ~ A statue of “Pádraic Ó Conaire’s” was unveiled in 1935 by Éamon de Valera in Eyre Square ~ .It was popular with tourists until it was decapitated by four men in 1999.It was repaired at a cost of £50,000 and moved to Galway City Museum in 2004. A bronze replica of the statue was unveiled in Eyre Square in November 2017 By president Michael D. Higgins ~ Co. Galway …..0121

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  Glaslough ~ “Drinking Water Tap 1871” ~ Main Street ~ Co. Monaghan…..8990

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  Glaslough ~ “Diamond & Famine Monument” ~ Main Street ~ Co. Monaghan…..8984

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  Glenties ~ “Patrick McGill” Monument ~ Glenties commemorates Patrick MacGill (1889-1963), a native of Glenties who was a noted journalist, poet and novelist known as the ‘Navvy Post’ as he worked as a navvy prior to his career as a writer. An annual literary summer school is held in his honour in Glenties each year. ~ Co. Donegal ….6249

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  Glin ~ Margaret Moloney (1868-1952), who was the world’s only known female harbour master. She died in 1952 just under the age 84, making her also the world’s oldest harbour master. ~ Co.Limerick ….

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  Graiguenamanagh ~ 12 Granite Statues around the Village depicting Monks ~ unveiled in 2014 ~ The Grange of the Monks “12. Duiske Abbey” ~ Co. Kilkenny…..1947