The image above is the view from the top of Nelson’s Pillar, and what a view it was.
I’ll be on Newstalk today at 3pm, as I was a fortnight ago, to fill in for the history slot normally covered by Tommy Graham of History Ireland on Sean Moncrieff’s radio programme. Last time I was on I discussed the Animal Gangs of the 1930s, and today I’ll be looking at our city of exploding statues.
It’s an area I’m meaning to write about for the site, and no doubt I will down the line. How many Dubliners know for example that as well as Nelson and King William of Orange, Daniel O’Connell and Wolfe Tone also found their monuments attacked in the city? Statue politics of course has dragged into the 21st century, with debates like those around the statue of Sean Russell, a leading Irish republican figure regarded by some as a fascist collaborator.
It’s a brief and accessible slot, looking at what I think is an unusual bit of history. Hopefully some of you will tune in.
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
Hope to catch you this time.
Assume you’re not forgetting Gough.
http://parent:allow@photopol.com/bios/gough.html
and the bit of Dublin folklore.
I had password protected a few pages in the days when we were maybe a bit more sensitive to these things, hence the odd looking url.
And here are some visuals on Russell. I think you are aware of these:
http://photopol.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-head.html
And, of course, the Pillar as you mentioned.
http://photopol.com/pillar.html
and some shots from the top of it (early 1960s?)
These are not a patch on the one you reproduced but I only had a very simple camera at the time.
Glad you’re contributing to keeping up the quality of Newstalk output. Great station (a few duds, but you can’t have everything).
And, while we’re at it, and given the high quality of your readership, I would just take the opportunity to draw attention to two items still outstanding in my (Dublin) quiz. Answers in comments on the items, please.
http://photopol.blogspot.com/2011/06/where-is-it-no2.html
http://photopol.blogspot.com/2011/07/where-is-it-no4.html
Rath ar an obair.
PS: It hadn’t struck me until now, but, presumably, you could at least get the time of day (GMT) of my shots from the top of the pillar by using Nelson as a sundial. That could be added to his list of functions (meet you at the Pillar etc.)
Great. Hope to tune in for it.
Sounds great.
PPS: Maybe a use for the damned spire at last?
Gotcha this time. Great stuff. Never thought of Victoria as the great escape before.
Does anyone remember the flocks of pied wagtails that used to roost in the trees there…or am I imagining this?