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St. Stephen's Green, D2

Thomas M. Kettle

Dublin 1880 - Ginchy, France 1916
Irish economist, journalist, barrister, writer, poet, soldier and Home Rule politician; killed during the Battle of the Somme in France
(Wikipedia)

Albert G. Power
1919

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Thomas M. Kettle

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

THOMAS M. KETTLE
1880-1916
Born in County Dublin
9th February 1880
Killed at Guinchy
9th September 1916
Poet. Essayist. Patriot

Died not for flag, nor King, nor Emperor
But for a dream. born in a herdsman's shed
And for the secret Scripture of the poor

Signature

Albert G. Power R.H.A. | 1919

Artist

Albert G. Power (Dublin 1881 - 1945), Irish sculptor (Biography. – Sighle Bhreathnach-Lynch, A Dublin Sculptor: Albert Power RHA, in: Dublin Historical Record 43, 1 (Spring, 1990), pp. 17-33).

Sources & Information

Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. B9.
Wikipedia, St. Stephen's Green.
Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.

Location (N 53°20'16" - W 6°15'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie039; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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