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St Laurence Place East 2, D1
(Convent of St. Laurence O'Toole)

St. Laurence O'Toole

Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu (Kilkea co. Kildare 1128 - Eu, Normandy 1180)
Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1882

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / St. Laurence O'Toole

Description

Statue of St. Laurence O'Toole in the top gable of the former St. Laurence O'Toole Convent of the Sisters of Charity, which was and built in 1882.

Artist

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Buildings of Ireland, The Oasis Centre, Saint Laurence Place East, Emerald Street, Dublin 1.
Freeman's Journal, 17 July 1882 (British Newspaper Archive).

Location (N 53°21'4" - W 6°14'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie399; Photograph: 23 June 2023
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