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Thomas Davis

Mallow, Co. Cork, 1814 - Dublin 1845
revolutionary Irish writer who was the chief organiser and poet of the Young Ireland movement.
(Wikipedia)

Edward Delaney
1966

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Thomas Davis

Description

Bronze statue of Davis, and a fountain in front of it. The fountain epicts trumpeting Heralds of the Four Provinces proclaiming one of Davis's best-known poems A Nation Again. The surrounding tablets illustrate harrowing scenes from the Great Famine of the 1840s.

Inscription(s)

tomás
dáibhis
1814-1845

Information Sign

There is a text stone in the pavement, but the Irish text is unreadable, apart from Davis' name.

Sculptor

Edward Delaney (Claremorris, Co. Mayo 1930 - Carraroe 2009), Irish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. C4.
Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.
Wikimapia, Thomas Davis Fountain.

Locatie (N 53°20'39" - W 6°15'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie020; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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