monuments ireland

A reminder of another war, culminating in the Fight for Independence can be seen at eyre Square. In a circular island stands a statue by Donal Murphy of Liam Mellows, the patriot who led one of the few military engagements outside Dublin during the Easter Rising of 1916. The Liam Mellows Hurling Club, founded in 1934, is named in his honour....

The butchers of Wexford obtained their Guild Charter in 1695 by promising to provide a bull each year for baiting in the arena now known as The Bullring. The hide was presented to the Mayor. A memorial stands here to the Wexfordmen killed in the 1798 rebellion....

Those from near and far have heard about Galway’s Spanish Arch. Located where Galway’s River Corrib meets the sea, this is a tranquil spot.
The remainder of a 16th century bastion, the Arch added to the town's walls to protect merchant ships from looting.
The Spanish Arch is so called due to Galway’s merchant trade with Spain, whose Galleons often docked under its protection.
On leaving Galway, you certainly won’t forget the beautiful Spanish Arch!...

The 'Royal County' of Meath boasts a dramatic history and proud heritage that no other country can match. Man has settled here for over 8,000 years and everywhere one turns one can see surviving monuments and relics scattered profusely beside the rolling rivers and on the lush plains. Formerly one of the five historic provinces of Ireland, it was from here that the ancient roads of Ireland radiated, spreading Royal Meath's influence and affluence to all the corners of Ireland....

John Barry Memorial - Gazing out to sea, opposite the tourist office in the Crescent, is the fine figure in bronze of Commodore John Barry - father of the American Navy. Born in Wexford, he went to sea as a boy and settled in the United States. During the American War of Independence he became a naval hero and was made Commander-in-chief of the Navy in 1797. He is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The statue was presented to Ireland by the U.S. government to honour the o...

Prehistoric landscape with a court tomb, wedge tomb, cairns stone circles and field walls reported to be the remains of a Stone Age settlement.
Nearby in Mullaboy Churchyard lies an ancient stone cross.

Location : Off Dungiven Road

Opening Hours: All year - Restricted to viewing from fenced area...

The Diamond in Donegal Square contains an obelisk, which is a memorial to the Four Masters.


Also situated here are the premises of Magee & Co., established in 1866. The company is synomymous with the great handweaving tradition for which Donegal is famous....

In the tree-lined triangle before the courthouse, a memorial has been erected to Eamon de Valera, the former president of Ireland who was a T.D. (member of Irish Parliament) for the county from 1917 to 1959 and taoiseach (prime minister) for the greater part of that period. The memorial is in the form of a statue, larger than life size of the great man. It gives a good impression of the dominance exercised during his life by the tall, austere figure. Steele's Rock nearby commemorates "Honest...

Dublin's widest and principal thoroughfare, O'Connell Street takes its name from the leader of the Catholic Emancipation movement, Daniel O'Connell. It has undergone several tranformations since it was first developed in the early eighteenth century by Henry Moore as Drogheda Street. Dublin owes much to Luke Gardiner and to Bartholomew Mosse, who between them planned the transformation of the street into a grand new avenue.
Badly damaged in the 1916 Rising and in the civil war of 1922...

This is a granite column memorial to Sir Ralph Abercromby, British commander-in-chief in the period before the 1798 Rising. He was forced to resign after protesting to his government against the cruelty and licentiousness of the soldiery....