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Headline : Secrets of the Daniel O’Connell monument in Dublin

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The Daniel O’Connell statue in Dublin is widely regarded as one of the finest pieces of work by John Henry Foley, but do you know the meaning behind one of the city’s most iconic monuments?

Anyone who has ever visited Dublin City will no doubt have happened across the Daniel O’Connell statue on the city’s main thoroughfare O’Connell Street, also named in honor of the great “Catholic Emancipator.”

Unveiled for the first time on this day, August 15, 1882, the monument was designed and sculpted by John Henry Foley and finished up by his assistant, Thomas Brock. It is often believed to be Foley’s greatest work.

Situated on the south side of O’Connell Street, the monument consists of three bronze sections separated by a granite plinth. Of course, in pride of place at the top is the man himself, Daniel O’Connell, but at the base of the monument are four-winged victories, each representing a virtue attributed to O’Connell: courage, fidelity, patriotism, and eloquence.

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