As part of the commemorations, Carlow's local authorities commissioned a sculpture entitled "The Liberty Tree". The piece was created by Dublin-born, internationally acclaimed artist John Behan, who had once worked as an engineer at the Carlow Sugar Factory earlier in his life.
![COMMEMORATING THE 1798 REBELLION IN CARLOW [THE LIBERTY TREE SCULPTURE]-239560-1](slides/COMMEMORATING%20THE%201798%20REBELLION%20IN%20CARLOW%20%5BTHE%20LIBERTY%20TREE%20SCULPTURE%5D-239560-1.webp)
![COMMEMORATING THE 1798 REBELLION IN CARLOW [THE LIBERTY TREE SCULPTURE]-239557-1](slides/COMMEMORATING%20THE%201798%20REBELLION%20IN%20CARLOW%20%5BTHE%20LIBERTY%20TREE%20SCULPTURE%5D-239557-1.webp)
![COMMEMORATING THE 1798 REBELLION IN CARLOW [THE LIBERTY TREE SCULPTURE]-239558-1](slides/COMMEMORATING%20THE%201798%20REBELLION%20IN%20CARLOW%20%5BTHE%20LIBERTY%20TREE%20SCULPTURE%5D-239558-1.webp)
![COMMEMORATING THE 1798 REBELLION IN CARLOW [THE LIBERTY TREE SCULPTURE]-239559-1](slides/COMMEMORATING%20THE%201798%20REBELLION%20IN%20CARLOW%20%5BTHE%20LIBERTY%20TREE%20SCULPTURE%5D-239559-1.webp)
LIBERTY TREE SCULPTURE