I asked some locals about this sculpture and they told me that it was the “Mermaid” … as she has feet I knew that this information could not be correct, however online many refer to it as a Mermaid.
The sculpture in my photograph features “Ammonite” a legendary female sea entity as a fisher holding the spiral form of the ammonite shell.
Niall O Neill, the artist responsible, is an established sculptor, living and working in Wicklow. He has built up a reputation and portfolio in the realm of public art with large scale public sculpture sited around the country.
