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The Spirit of Finglas

Leo Higgins
1991

Description

Two towers forming a gateway, built from casts of Superquinn customer's hands, the shop outside which the sculpture is located (now SuperValu).

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath - The Spirit of Finglas

Inscription(s)

The
Spirit of Finglas
Sculpted by Leo Higgins
unveiled by Maureen Potter
27th November, 1991

These were not twigs from which I built my nest
But the knuckles and joints of a thousand hands:
Nails whitened by flour, blackened by coal dust,
Fingers of schoolgirls, grandparents, husbands,
Caught in a bronze fist and then cast into flight.
My ribcage was the rafters of a thousand homes
Where I nestled in the eaves amid a maze of lights:
Each life beating like a secret in my breast.
By Dermot Bolger
1990

Sculptor

Leo Higgins (Dublin 1951), Irish sculptor and director of Cast Bronze Foundry in Dublin (Information).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.
Dublin's Hidden Gems, The best of Dublin's public art.

Locatie (N 53°23'24" - W 6°17'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie413; Photograph: 24 June 2023
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