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Westland Row, D2
(St. Andrew's parish church)

Saint Andrew

apostle and the brother of Saint Peter; founder and the first bishop of the Church of Byzantium. Protector of fishermen, in particular. He is shown with a saltire cross, in accordance with the way in which he died
(Wikipedia)

John Smyth
1834

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Saint Andrew

Description

Statue on too of the Doric portico of St. Andrew's Church, designed by John Bolger, and constructed 1832-1837.

Sculptor

John Smyth (c. 1773-1840), Irish sculptor (Biography).
Walter Strickland, A Dictionary of Irish Artists (1913) (on-line).

Sources & Information

Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. A44.
Wikipedia, St Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin.

Locatie (N 53°20'35" - W 6°14'58") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie064; Photograph: 11 June 2014
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