Survey Data
Reg No
20844039
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1925 - 1935
Coordinates
149259, 55134
Date Recorded
30/04/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding monument, erected c.1930, having marble statue mounted on square-profile limestone pedestal with engaged corner columns, having carved wreath to front (south) and inscribed plaques to front and rear (north) elevations, set on rendered stepped plinth.
Appraisal
Monument commemorating Brigadier-General Seán Hales (1880-1922), a political activist who was involved in the Irish War of Independence and was elected to the Dail as a Sinn Fein candidate. He was killed on 6th December 1922 as he left the Dail by an anti-Treaty Republican. The monument is composed of finely crafted marble and limestone and occupies a notable position in the streetscape, set in an open square, overlooking the bridge.