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§ June 12th, 2009
The O’Connell Monument in Ennis town is an impressive monument to Daniel O’Connell, a legend in Irish history.
THE O’CONNELL MONUMENT: This is an impressive Doric column erected on the site of the old courthouse where Daniel O’Connell was declared M.P. for Clare in 1828, an historic event which was later to result in the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act. The statue of the Liberator with a shamrock scroll around the base was executed by James Cahill of Dublin and is considered to be his finest work. (source)
The O’Connell Monument. A lofty pillar with statue of “The Liberator” with inscription “On this spot in the year 1828, Dan’l O’Connell was returned M.P. for Clare. Proposed by O’Gorman Mahon. Seconded by Tom Steele”. “Maid of Erin” – or Allen, Larkin, and O’Brien Monument. Inscription “Sacred to the memory of Allen, Larkin and O’Brien who suffered death in Manchester through love of their country. Their last prayer being God save Ireland”. (source)
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Poppy Field
I passed this field the other day and the farmer in me wondered what had gone wrong that so many poppies had come through the crop, but I have to admit that the photographer side of me was doing cartwheels at the thought of getting back to take some shots in half decent light.
