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John MacHale - Seán Mac Héil

Tubbernavine, Co. Mayo, 1791 - Tuam 1881
Archbishop of Tuam, 1834-1881, and Irish Nationalist
(Wikipedia)

Thomas Farrell
1875

Tuam - Tuaim / John MacHale - <i>Seán Mac Héil</i>

Description

Marble statue depicting John MacHale in episcopal robes making a blessing gesture.

Inscription(s)

JOANNI MACHALE
archiepiscopo tuamensi
connacia grata
1875

Signature

thos. farrell r.h.a. sculpt. dublin

Sculptor

Thomas Farrell (Dublin 1827 - Stillorgan 1900), Irish sculptor (Wikipedia - Walter Strickland, A Dictionary of Irish Artists (1913), on-line).

Locatie (N 53°30'54" - W 8°50'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie285; Photograph: 19 June 2014
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