The O'Connell Monument features a bronze figure of Daniel O'Connell standing atop a high granite pedestal, surrounded by four winged victories. Bullet holes from the nineteen sixteen Easter Rising still mark the bronze. During the…
O'Connell Street Historic Walk
Walk down Dublin's grandest boulevard to trace the dramatic events of the 1916 Rising at the bullet-scarred General Post Office and surrounding monuments.
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1. O'Connell Monument
2. Jim Larkin Statue
A bronze man stands with his arms outstretched high above his head, his jacket tails swept back as if caught in a sudden gust. This is the monument to Jim Larkin, the trade union leader who stood on this very street during the nineteen…
3. An Post, General Post Office
The General Post Office on O’Connell Street presents a long, granite facade fronted by six massive fluted columns. It served as the insurgent headquarters during the nineteen sixteen Easter Rising. When British artillery shelled the…
4. The Spire
The Spire is a stainless steel pin that reaches four hundred feet into the Dublin sky. It marks the spot where Nelson’s Pillar once stood until an explosion brought the monument down in nineteen sixty-six. For years, the site remained a…
5. Moore Street
Moore Street is defined by the permanent collection of colorful stalls and the persistent, rhythmic calls of traders selling fruit, vegetables, and flowers. It is the last working street market in Dublin. In the final days of the nineteen…
6. Parnell Monument
A tall granite obelisk topped by a bronze star stands at the northern end of O'Connell Street, anchoring the thoroughfare with its sharp, limestone base. Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish nationalist leader, gazes down the street from a…
7. Garden of Remembrance
A sunken, cruciform pool of water lies at the center of the Garden of Remembrance. This park honors those who gave their lives for Irish freedom in various uprisings, most notably the nineteen sixteen Easter Rising. In nineteen sixty-six,…