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Christchurch Place / Nicholas Street, D8
(Peace Park)

Tree of Life

Leo Higgins & Colm Brennan
Cast Bronze Foundry (Dublin)
1988

Description

Sculpture of a tree; from the stem emerge two hands releasing a dove of peace.

It was unveiled at the opening of the Peace Park - dedicated to Ireland's desire for peace in 1988 during the Troubles.

Sculptors

Colm Brennan (Belmullet, Co. Mayo 1943), Irish sculptor; director of Cast Bronze foundry in Dublin (Website).
Leo Higgins (Dublin 1951), Irish sculptor and director of Cast Bronze Foundry in Dublin (Information).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.
Wikipedia, Peace Park, Dublin.
South Dublin Libraries Local Studies, Lost Dublin: The Tholsel.
Sculpture Dublin, Art in Parks: Guide to Sculpture in Dublin City Council Parks, 2014 (PDF online).

Locatie (N 53°20'33" - W 6°16'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie371; Photograph: 22 June 2023
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