View of the base of Nelson's Pillar, O'Connell Street, Dublin, with men sitting at base of the pillar.

View of the base of Nelson's Pillar, O'Connell Street, Dublin, with men sitting at base of the pillar.

Pillars

Nelson's pillar.

Lantern slide depicting the base of Nelson's pillar, O'Connell Street, Dublin. At the base of the pillar can be seen the caption 'April MDCCCI', April 1801. Nelson Pillar, which was usually referred to as 'the pillar', was a large granite structure on which stood a statue of Horatio Nelson. It was built in 1809 and was erected on modern day O'Connell Street, then Sackville Street. It commemorated the victory of Nelson over the Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar square. The pillar was blown up by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) On 8th March 1966.Today the site of Nelsons Pillar is occupied by the Dublin Spire officially titled the Monument of Light. Originally catalogued as 'D3 VIII, 80', without further labelling.

Betty Maguire

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI Lantern Slide, Box 16

BOX16_012

11/06/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern slide collection

7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern slides

Country: Ireland

County: Dublin

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Town: Dublin City

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Irish National Grid East: 15

Irish National Grid North: 35

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Latitude: 53.349811

Longitude: -6.260259

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