Description
Bronze relief portrait.
Inscription(s)
james cooksey culwick mus doc
trinity college dublin born 28 april
1845 died 5 october 1907 a learned
musician a true artist a good man this
tablet is erected in affectionate re-
membrance by members & supporters of
the orpheus choral society of which
he was the founder & conductior 1898-1907
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Signature
Oliver Sheppard R.H.A. | 1909
Statues in St. Patrick's Cathedral
"More than any other building in Ireland, Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral embodies the history and heritage of a nation and its people, from earliest times to the present day."
There are about 200 monuments in St Patrick's Cathedral, comprising everything from the big architectural monuments through brasses, marble statues, marble on the walls, and stained glass. On this website, we include the statues, busts and relief portraits.
Statues:
- Henry Richard Dawson (1792-1840), dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
- Gerald Fitzgibbon (1837-1909), dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
- The Marquess of Buckingham (1804-1876), grand master of the Knights of St. Patrick.
- James Whiteside (1804-1876), lawyer.
- John McNeill Boyd (1812-1861), sea captain.
- George Ogle (1742 - 1814), politician.
Busts:
- Edward Marks (1782-1869), minor canon.
- William Lecky (1838-1903), historian.
- Erskine Childers (1905-1974), president.
- Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), satirist.
Relief portraits
- Turlough O'Carolan (1670 - 1738), harper, composer and singer.
- Conolly Norman (1853 - 1908), physician.
- James Cooksey Culwick (1845 - 1907), musician.
- Douglas Hyde (1860 - 1949), scholar of the Irish language.
- Caesar Litton Falkiner (1863 - 1908), lawyer.
Sculptor
- Oliver Sheppard (Cookstown, Co. Tyrone 1865 - 1941),
Irish sculptor
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
- Victor Jackson, The Monuments in St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin (Dublin, 1987).
Tags
Locatie (N 53°20'22" - W 6°16'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: ie093; Photograph: 13 June 2014
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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