The Pillar
The Life and Afterlife of the Nelson Pillar
Published on 21. May 2014
185 pages
978-1-84840-327-7 (ISBN)
Description
No monument in the history of Ireland has proven quite as controversial as the Nelson Pillar on O'Connell Street. Erected in the early 19th century, the column in honour of Admiral Horatio Nelson was ultimately blown to pieces by a bomb in 1966, planted by members of a left-wing republican faction. The story of the Pillar and its location involves many famous Dublin names and characters, from Arthur Guinness to James Joyce, and W. B. Yeats to The Dubliners. This book examines the life of the Nelson Pillar site, looking at what was there before the monument as well as the afterlife of the Pillar, and brings the story right up to its eventual replacement with the Spire of Light.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
File size
12,00 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84840-327-7 (9781848403277)
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03/2014
New Island Books
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Person
Donal Fallon is a historian of Dublin, with a particular interest in the social history of the city. He is one of the trio of writers behind the Dublin history website Come Here To Me!, and a tour guide of the city. He teaches the course 'Hidden Dublin: From the Monto to Little Jerusalem' with the Adult Education department of University College Dublin.
Content
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Before Lord Nelson
- The Vanishing Statue of William Blakeney
- British Imperial Monuments in Dublin before Nelson
- 2. Nelson and the Ireland of his Time
- 3. Planning and Executing the Nelson Pillar
- 4. Living with the Nelson Pillar (1809-1916)
- Other Dublin Monuments Erected in the Days of the Pillar
- 5. Nelson and Easter Week
- 6. Gazing Over a Free Ireland
- 7. Contested Iconography in an Independent Ireland
- 8. The Eighth of March, 1966
- 9. Souvenir-Hunters and Chart-Toppers
- Songs Inspired by the Bombing
- 10. Replacing Nelson
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Endnotes
