A long drawn out project, the Parnell Monument was designed by Dublin-born American sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens with the assistance of two architects –
The statue celebrating Sir John Gray (1816-75) for his efforts in bringing a water supply to Dublin in 1868.
Built to commemorate the “Liberator” Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) after whom the street was renamed after independence.
Fr Theobald Mathew (1790-1856) was a Cork-born Capuchin Friar who led a great temperance movement from 1839-1856.
No. 58 (left hand building in photograph) was rebuilt in 1922 but is unfortunately missing its original stone shopfront.
Property developer Joe O’Reilly has secured planning approval for a major redevelopment of the Carlton Cinema site in central Dublin. The permission,
Rebuilt after this section of O’Connell Street and North Earl Street were destroyed in fires during the Easter Rising of 1916.
On the corner of O’Connell Street and Eden Quay, the Irish Nationwide building is a large commercial building more noticeable for its signage than its architecture.
Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O’Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named after the then Viceroy –
Predating London’s Nelson Column by almost 30 years, Nelson’s Pillar was a 36.8m tall column with a 3.9m tall statue by Thomas Kirk in Portland Stone at the top.
