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Liam Mellows - Liam Ó Maoilíosa

Liam (William Joseph) Mellows
(Manchester, England 1892 - Dublin 1922)
Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician
(Wikipedia)

Domhnall Ó Murchadha
1957

Galway - Gaillimh / Liam Mellows - <i>Liam Ó Maoilíosa</i>

Description

Limestone statue of Mellows in an Irish volunteer uniform.

Inscription(s)

Ó MAOILÍOSA

† A MHUIRE CAN SMÁL
GUIDH AIR CHUN DÉ

I ndíl-ġuiṁne ar
LIAM
Ó MAOILÍOSA
Ceann-Ṗort Óglaċ
Ċondae na Gailliṁe
san Éiriġe Amaċ
Seaċtṁain na Cásga
1916

Siad a compádaiṫe féin
agus a luċt leanaṁna
in Éirinn & i Nua-Eabhrach
atóg an leaċt cuiṁnea-
cain seo ina onóir

Signature

domhnail ó murchadha dealdadóir
diarmuid ó tuathail ailtre 1957

Galway - Gaillimh / Liam Mellows - Liam Ó Maoilíosa

Sculptor

Domhnall Ó Murchadha, born Daniel Joseph Murphy (Carrigrohane, Ballincollig, Co. Cork, 1941), Irish sculptor.

Sources & Information

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, The Changing Face of Memorials in Western Ireland.

Locatie (N 53°16'30" - W 9°2'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie270; Photograph: 19 June 2014
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