Garden of Remembrance - Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland
N 53° 21.243 W 006° 15.808
29U E 682124 N 5915147
This beautiful garden in the heart of the city was designed by Daithi Hanly and dedicated to the memory of all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom. The garden is intended as a place of quiet remembrance and reflection.
Waymark Code: WMFVXE
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Date Posted: 12/05/2012
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The Tourist Information Dublin website
[visit
link] tells us:
"This beautiful, peaceful garden in
the heart of Dublin city was designed by Dáithí Hanly and dedicated to the
memory of all who gave their lives in the cause of Irish
Freedom.
The large sculpture by Oisín Kelly
is based on the theme of the "Children of Lir". The garden is intended as a
place of quiet remembrance and reflection. Oisín Kelly also designed the statue
of James Larkin on O'Connell Street.
The Garden commemorates freedom
fighters from various uprisings, including:
- the 1798 rebellion of the
Society of United Irishmen
- the 1803 rebellion of Robert Emmet
- the 1848
rebellion of Young Ireland
- the 1867 rising of the Fenian Brotherhood
-
the 1916 Easter Rising of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army
-
the 1919-21 Irish War of Independence of the "Old" IRA.
The site of the Garden is where
where several leaders of the 1916 Rising were held overnight before being taken
to Kilmainham Gaol.The Garden was opened in 1966 by President Eamon de Valera on
the fiftieth anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, in which he had been a
commander."