{"id":507,"date":"2023-07-28T18:49:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10119\/?p=507"},"modified":"2023-07-28T18:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:49:44","slug":"mary-queen-of-lourdes-marian-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10119\/mary-queen-of-lourdes-marian-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"MARY QUEEN OF LOURDES MARIAN STATUE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FASSAUGH AVENUE TRAFFIC ISLAND &#8211; OR IS IT A ROUNDABOUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-purple-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Bliain na Maidine (Marian Year) 1954 Erected by parishioners and friends A Mhuire A Bhainrion Lourdes Guidh Orainn (Mary, Queen of Lourdes, pray for us)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Marian Statue in Cabra is a concrete statue of the Virgin Mary, located in the middle of a roundabout on Fassaugh Avenue. It was erected in 1954, during the Marian Year, and is one of a number of Marian statues that were built in Dublin during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statue is about 10 feet tall and depicts Mary in a traditional pose, with her hands folded in prayer and her head slightly bowed. She is wearing a long white dress and a blue cloak, and she has a crown on her head. The statue is standing on a pedestal, which is surrounded by a low wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statue is well-maintained and is regularly cleaned and decorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until today I did not realise that this Marian Statue is described, in some guides, as being on a traffic island rather than a roundabout so I had to go and check if there is a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Yes, a traffic island and a roundabout are different. A traffic island is a raised or painted object in a road that channels traffic. It can also be a narrow strip of island between roads that intersect at an acute angle. Traffic islands can be used to reduce the speed of cars driving through, or to provide a central refuge to pedestrians crossing the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A roundabout, on the other hand, is a circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island. 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