SACRED HEART STATUE WAS ORIGINALLY ON O'CONNELL STREET
AT ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION ON O'CONNELL STREET - JUNE 2014
Because of the Luas Tram Extension along O'Connell street a number of statues had to be removed and two could not be restored to their original locations. I had forgotten about this statue and had been unaware that it is now located on Cathal Brugha Street which is off O'Connell Street.
According to official records this is MS24 STATUE OF CHRIST.
Enclosed in a glass case at the end of the O'Connell Street taxi rank is a small but colourful statue of Jesus as the Sacred Heart. Sometimes called Jesus of the Taxi Drivers, this statue originated in the Gresham Hotel, and was being disposed of during refurbishment, when it was offered to the taxi drivers. During a refurbishment of O'Connell Street, it was "moved" from its original plinth and was inscribed to the memory of Eugene Lawlor. Lawlor was not a taxi driver but a young man who befriended the drivers.
The sign reads exactly as follows: "May God bless the taxi driver's, keep them safe and watch over them on there journey's In Memory of Eugene Lawlor Rank Organiser RIP. Maintained by the taxi driver's O'Connell St."
I am aware of the errors and would be disappointed if they were ever corrected
According to official records this is MS24 STATUE OF CHRIST.
Enclosed in a glass case at the end of the O'Connell Street taxi rank is a small but colourful statue of Jesus as the Sacred Heart. Sometimes called Jesus of the Taxi Drivers, this statue originated in the Gresham Hotel, and was being disposed of during refurbishment, when it was offered to the taxi drivers. During a refurbishment of O'Connell Street, it was "moved" from its original plinth and was inscribed to the memory of Eugene Lawlor. Lawlor was not a taxi driver but a young man who befriended the drivers.
The sign reads exactly as follows: "May God bless the taxi driver's, keep them safe and watch over them on there journey's In Memory of Eugene Lawlor Rank Organiser RIP. Maintained by the taxi driver's O'Connell St."
I am aware of the errors and would be disappointed if they were ever corrected
NEW LOCATION 2020
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