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Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath
Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath

Grand Canal at Herbert Place

Barge Horse

Maurice Harron
1999

Description

Bronze sculpture of a horse with a boy, who led the horse.

Sculptor

Maurice Harron (Derry, Northern Ireland), Irish sculptor (Website).

Annotation

The sculpture commemorates the horses that pulled the barges along the canal before the advent of motorised transport.
It is not possible to come close to the statue.

Sources & Information

h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition, Dublin Statue Trail.

Location (N 53°20'7" - W 6°14'35")

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Item Code: ie066; Photograph: 12 June 2014
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