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Wilton Terrace, D2

Patrick Kavanagh

Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan 1904 - Dublin 1967
Irish poet and novelist
(Wikipedia)

John Coll
1991

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Patrick Kavanagh

Description

Statue of Kananagh sitting on a bench.

Inscription(s)

"Leafy-with-love banks and the green waters of the canal
Pouring redemption for me"

Patrick Kavanagh
1904 to 1957

Sculptor John Coll

Presented to the City and People of Dublin
by Zeneca Ireland Ltd.
as part of Dublin 1991
European City of Culture Celebration
ZENECA
Unveiled by Her Excellency
President Mary Robinson on 11th June 1991

Sculptor

John Coll, Irish sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. A27.
h2g2, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition, Extended Dublin Statue Trail, Created Nov 19, 2002 | Updated Nov 25, 2014.
Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.

Locatie (N 53°20'1" - W 6°14'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie065; Photograph: 12 June 2014
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