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The Soldier

Irish Volunteers Memorial
I.R.A. Memorial

Leo Broe
1939

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / The Soldier

Description

Statue of a kneeling man, dressed in Volunteer uniform, holding a rifle. On the sides of the plinth are three reliefs, and on the fourth side a plaque with text in Irish. In the lower part of the plinth is a fountain.
The monument commemorates the men of the Old 'C' Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade - the Irish Volunteers who fought and died during the Easter Rising (1916) and the War of Independence (1919-21). It was unveiled on 19 February 1939 by a former captain of the company, Sean Prendergast.

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath - The Soldier
The arrival of the Milesians (the first inhabitants of Ireland) (Wikipedia)
Cuchulain fighting at the ford (Wikipedia).
The death of King Brian Boru at Clontarf in 1014 (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

do chum glóire dé
agus i mbuan-chuimhne
na n-oifigeach agus na
n-óglac nach maireann
a throid are son
saoirse na h'éireann
is a bhí n-a mbaill
tráth de chomplacht "c"
dén chéad chath de
bhriogóid átha cliath
d'arm na poblachta,
complacht a cuiread ar
bun san mbliadhain 1913

For the glory of God
in enduring memory for
the officers and for the
volunteers who are no longer
with us that fought for
Irelandâ€™s freedom and who
were once members of C Company
1st Battalion Dublin Brigade
the Republican Army, a company
which was founded
in the year 1913.

Signature

Leo Broe

Sculptor

Leo Broe (Dublin 1899 - Dublin 1965), Irish sculptor (Wikipedia).

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).
Irish War Memorials, Dublin 07, Royal Canal Bank.
Wicklow People, 25 February 1939 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 53°21'38" - W 6°16'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie405; Photograph: 24 June 2023
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