4/5 Alana W. 5 years ago on Google
It's
a
lovely
park
but
the
statue
needs
cleaned
as
it
been
vandalised.
It's
a
beautiful
statue..
Freestanding
carved
ashlar
limestone
monument,
dated
1903,
set
on
elevated
grass
mound.
Carved
stone
figure
of
Erin
holding
funerary
wreath,
with
wolfhound
and
high
cross
at
her
feet,
on
chamfered
square-profile
pedestal,
on
stepped
base.
Carved
bust
portraits
in
roundels
to
south,
east
and
west
elevations
of
pedestal,
inscription
to
base
of
south
elevation,
and
inscribed
plaque
to
north
elevation
of
pedestal.
Located
in
centre
of
public
park.
Appraisal
The
statue
of
Erin
is
the
central
feature
of
Saint
Michan's
Park,
one
of
the
smallest
Victorian
parks
in
Dublin
city,
which
incorporates
the
foundations
of
Newgate
Prison,
demolished
in
1893.
Members
of
the
United
Irishmen
are
commemorated
in
the
roundels
of
the
pedestal,
and
the
text
implicates
the
prison
in
their
deaths.
The
construction
of
the
monument
marked
the
centenary
of
Robert
Emmet's
death
in
1903,
making
it
an
early
example
of
a
nationalist
monument.
The
ashlar
stone
statue
was
expertly
crafted
in
the
Celtic
Revival
style.
The
depiction
of
Erin,
a
wolfhound
and
a
high
cross,
all
popular
motifs
of
the
movement,
drew
on
the
traditions
of
Celtic
literature
and
Insular
art.
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