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O'Connell Street Lower, D1
(General Post Office)

Hibernia with Mercury and Fidelity

Thomas Kirk
1818

Description

Three statues over the portico of the Post Office:

Mercury with his Caduceus and purse;
Hibernia, resting on her spear and holding a harp
Fidelity with a hound at her feet and a key held in her right hand (due to these features it is argued that the statue is in fact of Hecate).

Mercury

Hibernia

Fidelity

Annotation

According to Wikipedia, the sculptor of John Smyth. The Dictionary of Irish Artists says Thomas Kirk.

Sculptor

Thomas Kirk (Cork 1781 - Dublin 1845), Irish sculptor, father of Joseph Robinson Kirk (Wikipedia – Irish Architects – Biography).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, General Post Office, Dublin.

Locatie (N 53°20'57" - W 6°15'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie025; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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