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Matt Talbot

Dublin 1856 - Dublin 1925
Irish ascetic revered by many Catholics for his piety, charity and mortification of the flesh
(Wikipedia)

James Power
1988

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Matt Talbot

Description

Granite statue of Matt Talbot.

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath - Matt Talbot
2014
2023

Inscription(s)

Matt Talbot
1856 - 1925

presented to the
citizens of dublin
by the
dublin matt talbot
committee
for the
millennium year
1988.

Signature

james power

Sculptor

James Power - Seamus de Paor (Phibsborough 1918 - Dublin 2008), Irish sculptor (Obituary).

Sources & Information

Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. A43.
Docklands, Public Art.
Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.

Locatie (N 53°20'50" - W 6°15'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie071; Photograph: 13 June 2014 / updated: 21 June 2023
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