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The Healing Hands

Tony O'Malley
2000

Description

Hollow bronze hand patterned sphere containing an eternal flame (which was not burning…) and supported on a tree-trunk.

NB. On various websites the work is ascribed to the painter Tony O'Malley (1913-2003).

Information Sign

The Healing Hands

"When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various
kinds of sickness and laying his hands on each, he healed them" Luke 4.40

This sculpture symbolises the healing ministry of Jesus which continues
through the caring hands of the Sisters and Staff of the
Mater Misericordiae Hospital - founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1861.

The flame which never dies symbolises the everlasting love of God.

Sculpture erected on February 11, 2000 to celebrate the
Third Millennium of the Birth of Jesus.

Sculptor: Tom O'Mally
Eternal flame sponsored by An Bord Gáis.
Project supported by: Eircom and Pierse Contracting Ltd.

Sculptor

Tony O'Malley (Callan, Co. Tipperary 1962), Irish artist from West Cork.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.
Sculpture Dublin, Art in Parks: Guide to Sculpture in Dublin City Council Parks, 2014 (PDF online).
Excellent Street Images, Healing Hands by Tony O'Malley.

Locatie (N 53°21'31" - W 6°16'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie403; Photograph: 24 June 2023
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