monuments ireland

John Barry Memorial - Gazing out to sea, opposite the tourist office in the Crescent, is the fine figure in bronze of Commodore John Barry - father of the American Navy. Born in Wexford, he went to sea as a boy and settled in the United States. During the American War of Independence he became a naval hero and was made Commander-in-chief of the Navy in 1797. He is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The statue was presented to Ireland by the U.S. government to honour the o...

This centre of 20th century commerce is one of the most striking of Dublin 's 18th century buildings Built in 1729 to house the Irish Parliament , it became redundant when the British and Irish Parliament were united in London. Indeed, the Irish Parliament voted itself out of existence the only recorded parliament in history to do so.

It would be a shame to leave our noble city without spending a few moments in one of Europe’s most unique chambers, the Irish House of Lords, where...

John F. Kennedy Bust:

This bust was erected in Eyre Square in honour of John F. Kennedy. It was from here that President Kennedy addressed the people of Galway when he received the freedom of the city in 1963. The park here at Eyre Square is known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Park....

The strong iron cannons, which have stood in Eyre Square for as long as anybody can remember, were presented to the Connaught Rangers, at the end of the Crimean War. The Rangers who subsequently became known throughout the world for their mutiny in India during 1920 in support of the Irish War of Independence, were involved in the Alma Valley battles in 1854. During the course of the campaign they captured and destroyed the town of Burlymk. To mark this and other military achievements they were...

Walker's Plynth on West Wall stands on the original site of the monument dedicated to Governor George Walker who valiantly led the city during the Siege of Derry in 1689. The pillar which stood 80 foot high was destroyed by a bomb in 1973 and the statue has since been placed within a memorial garden in the nearby Society Street. The original inscriptions remain as testimony to the bravery of all who gave their lives to saving the city. Location : Off Society Street Open all Year Admission :...

Patrick Kavanagh was born 21st October 1904 in Iniskeen, County Monaghan. He was educated locally and later worked on his father's farm which he described in some of his works.
Kavanagh's first book "Ploughman and other Poems" was published in 1938, followed by two novels "The Green Fool" and "Tarry Flynn", both considered to be classics.

The following year Kavanagh went to Dublin where he supported himself as a literary journalist contributing articles the "The Bell", "Envoy" and...

The Spire in Dublin points skyward over the historic Irish capital like an enormous needle. It was built at a cost of four million euro and is the focal point of a project aimed at rejuvenating the O'Connell Street district, Dublin's traditional shopping and cultural hub.
Officially titled The Spire, though another consideration was The Brian Boru Spire, the monument has gained plenty of more colourful names by locals. Some of the cleaner examples include ‘The Spike’, ‘The Spire in the...

The Dromore Mound, which is the remains of an ancient Motte and Bailey, can be found just a few hundred metres from the town centre. It is one of the finest examples of a Norman Motte & Bailey to be found in Ireland today and is protected by the Historic Monuments Branch of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland....

This was erected to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. It was designed by well known Irish sculptor, Mick Wilkins from Barna, County Galway, who was commissioned by the Italian Embassy to design a piece with a nautical theme. The sculpture looks like a sea bird and is carved in stone....

Donaghmore, site of an Early Christian settlement. A fine round tower from the tenth century remains. The doorway, twelve feet from the ground, has inclined jambs and a semicircular head; on the keystone is scultpured a figure of a crucified christ, and on each side of the architrave is a sculptured human head. There are also some remains of a 15th century church near by....