Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Bronze sculpture depicting the poet and composer William Pembroke Mulchinock and his sweetheart, Mary O'Connor, the original Rose of Tralee. William is presenting Mary with a rose as a sign of his unremitting love for her.

The Rose of Tralee is a nineteenth-century ballad about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called The Rose of Tralee. The Rose of Tralee festival had been inspired by the ballad. The words of the song are credited to C. (or E.) Mordaunt Spencer and the music to Charles William Glover, but a story circulated in connection with the festival claims that the song was written by William Pembroke Mulchinock, a wealthy Protestant, out of love for Mary O'Connor, a poor Catholic maid in service to his parents (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

Sculptor

• Jeanne Rynhart (Dublin 1946 - Schull, co. Cork 2020), Irish sculptor of Bantry (Website – Wikipedia).

Tags

• Town: Tralee - Trá Lí
• County: Co. Kerry - Ciarraí
• Country: Ireland
• Connolly (Kilbaha), Séamus
• Man and woman
• Mulchinock, William Pembroke
• O'Connor, Mary
• Rynhart, Jeanne
• Statue (man and woman)
• Writer / poet

Locatie (N 52°16'2" - W 9°42'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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