THE GRATTAN STATUE
From Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)
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GRATTAN'S STATUE, COLLEGE GREEN.—In the storied plaza of College Green, Dublin, one of the most conspicuous features is the noble statue of Henry Grattan, by Foley, erected by the city corporation in 1876. The great orator and patriot is represented as he appeared when moving the Declaration of Irish Rights, which he supported in one of his most celebrated orations. The statue is appropriately set on the old parade ground of the volunteers, and facing the statues of Goldsmith and Burke, the three greatest masters within their respective spheres of the English language—Grattan for concentration, Goldsmith for grace, and Burke for magnificence.
To the left is the old Irish Parliament House, the scene of so many of Grattan's triumphs. The spot where the statue stands was chosen as a site for the Prince Albert Memorial, but through the efforts of the late A. M. Sullivan, author of the "Story of Ireland," it was reserved for Grattan's statue, while the other was changed to the lawn of the Royal Dublin Society.
The Grattan Statue
Description of County Dublin | Father Burke Memorial Church, Tallaght | Parliament House | Rotunda | O'Connell Statue | O'Connell Tower, Glasnevin | Grattan Statue | College Green | St. Stephen's Green | Merrion Square | Viceregal Lodge | Malahide Castle | Dublin Map