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Church on Saints Island, Newtowncashel
Church on Saints Island, Newtowncashel
Scanned Photograph of Church on Saints Island, Newtowncashel
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Royal Marine Hotel, Kingstown.
Royal Marine Hotel, Kingstown.
The plans for the Royal Marine Hotel had to be scaled down considerably due to financial restraints and so Hayes Hotel was completely refurbished, instead of building from scratch. The hotel was a superb Victorian building with huge landscaped gardens completed in 1867.
Image acquired from the Collectors' Shop, Blackrock Market.
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Christ the King Monument
Christ the King Monument
In 1931 a suggestion was made at a meeting in the Town Hall to erect a statue to honour Christ. Dún Laoghaire was chosen due to its central location, known as the ‘gateway to Ireland’. 46 years later the statue, designed previously by Andrew O’Connor to commemorate the war dead of World War I, was erected. It overlooks the harbour and the sea front.
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Stillorgan Obelisk (today)
Stillorgan Obelisk (today)
The area around the obelisk has changed greatly over the years. It was designed by Edward Lovett Pearce and built in 1727. The obelisk measures 100 feet in height and is made of granite. The original gardens and views from the obelisk no longer remain
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Blackrock Park (current)
Blackrock Park (current)
Blackrock Park is a unique design incorporating trees, plants, water, a playground as well as a sculpture and a band stand from the Victorian era. The band stand has been vandalised over the years and is no longer in use but the playground area certainly is. It features steps and sloping paths converging around the lake in the centre.
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Jamestown Cross
Jamestown Cross
This is an example of an Early Christian Cross. It measures 4 feet X 2 feet and is located at a burial place. There is a rude looking figure depicted on one side of the cross.
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Kilgobbin High Cross
Kilgobbin High Cross
This cross was not discovered until the nineteenth century, even though it dates from the ninth or tenth century. A map dating from 1816, Taylor's 'Environs of Dublin' lists the cross as being at its current location. Interestingly the cross has a bullaun stone, this was a feature of early Christian crosses and could indeed have been placed there before the cross. Today there is one arm of the cross missing.
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Archer II (sculpture)
Archer II (sculpture)
This piece was created by Niall O’ Neill and is part of a series. It was originally located in Marley Park but was purchased by Dún Laoghaire Borough Council and is now displayed in a park at Newtownsmith in Sandycove. The sculpture focuses on energy, both human and cosmic and represents the build up and inevitable release of energy.
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Blackrock Park
Blackrock Park
The Victorian Park was built around 1883 and has a very distinct design and structure with internal spaces and trees and plants at various intervals throughout. It features a band stand as this was a popular means of entertainment for people during the Victorian period.
Image acquired from the Collectors' Shop, Blackrock Market.
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Royal Marine Hotel (today)
Royal Marine Hotel (today)
During the 1960s the hotel was re-roofed and the Victorian tower and French pavilions were removed. Gradually development continued all around the hotel, including shopping centres and car parks. Today the Victorian splendour of this building has well and truly disappeared.