O'Connell monument with horse-drawn trams.

O'Connell monument with horse-drawn trams.

Monuments

Daniel O'Connell

Lantern slide depicting a monument built to commemorate the 'Liberator' Daniel O Connell 1775 to 1847. In the foreground, horse drawn carriages can be seen and Nelson's Pillar can be seen in the background. The monument was sculpted by John Henry Foley 1818 to 74. He died before completion of the work and his assistant finished the sculptor. The monument is in three parts, surmounted by the figure of O Connell. The base is heavy limestone with four winged figures representing Patriotism, Fidelity, Courage and Eloquence. Originally catalogued as ' D3 VIII, 89', with no 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_022

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

Logainm County Link: http://www.logainm.ie/100002.aspx

Town: Dublin City

Logainm Town Link: http://www.logainm.ie/1375542.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 15

Irish National Grid North: 35

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.349811

Longitude: -6.260259

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