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Today is International Sculpture Day, so here’s a brief thread about the work I’ve done promoting an interest in my city’s sculptures via the “Statues of Dublin” Instagram page I set up in 2019 & its complimentary YouTube channel set up in 2020 ... #isd #InternationalSculptureDay
In June 2019, I created “Statues of Dublin” on Instagram to feature new and old photos/images of the city’s many sculptures. The page now has over 3,000 followers and it’s nice to regularly get supportive comments/messages from Dubliners at home and abroad
Last year, I set up a YouTube channel to post videos and give talks about Dublin sculptures.
Here’s a link to one of the videos featuring Luke Kelly’s voice and images of over 40 Dublin sculptures https://youtu.be/UktElXfjxMg ">https://youtu.be/UktElXfjx...
Here’s a link to one of the videos featuring Luke Kelly’s voice and images of over 40 Dublin sculptures https://youtu.be/UktElXfjxMg ">https://youtu.be/UktElXfjx...
A few months ago, a Statues of Dublin follower on Instagram sent me a poem that her father had written about his favourite Dublin statues. Enjoyed it so much, I turned it into a video: https://youtu.be/-h5bv_VTe9c ">https://youtu.be/-h5bv_VTe...
Here’s me talking about a shark and currach in Clontarf https://youtu.be/T-zq_mHXSpw ">https://youtu.be/T-zq_mHXS...
Here’s me talking about the Luke Kelly statue at South King Street https://youtu.be/mPFzcOIAZYs ">https://youtu.be/mPFzcOIAZ...
The Luke Kelly head at Guild Street is so big I had to cover it in two separate videos. Here’s the first looking at the background https://youtu.be/IXb9RNT2OSM ">https://youtu.be/IXb9RNT2O...
And here’s Part 2, looking at the sculpture itself, which I love and must have stopped to look at while walking past it a hundred times https://youtu.be/wyDtxwDBMnA ">https://youtu.be/wyDtxwDBM...
Here’s a talk about the “Mr. Screen” statue which I always loved seeing as a kid https://youtu.be/W-BjrqztPAE ">https://youtu.be/W-BjrqztP...
And a talk about the Rory Gallagher guitar sculpture found in Temple Bar that a lot of people fail to notice https://youtu.be/VCbCDN4lNfM ">https://youtu.be/VCbCDN4lN...
Me discussing the Family Unit sculpture in Fairview Park. Will always remember doing this one because of the timing and my dedication https://youtu.be/hsCHJeAiR80 ">https://youtu.be/hsCHJeAiR...
A short presentation on the Dick McKee Memorial in Finglas https://youtu.be/C8BkOidDVrM ">https://youtu.be/C8BkOidDV...
25 years after her death, a presentation about the Veronica Guerin bust located in the Dubh Linn Gardens https://youtu.be/ak9BWtjD1dw ">https://youtu.be/ak9BWtjD1...
A short presentation about the unusual sculpture found at Marlborough Place https://youtu.be/KoXdMEs4BDk ">https://youtu.be/KoXdMEs4B...
Me (and a special guest) discussing the Jim Larkin statue on O’Connell Street https://youtu.be/XRhFOSaKK5Y ">https://youtu.be/XRhFOSaKK...
A short presentation on the mother and child statue in Finglas https://youtu.be/cSGQTJOuPbs ">https://youtu.be/cSGQTJOuP...
Me talking about Countess Markievicz and her dog Poppet https://youtu.be/athAG8RSjeU ">https://youtu.be/athAG8RSj...
Me talking about the Constance Wilde statue in Merrion Square Park https://youtu.be/me_HGvuzy08 ">https://youtu.be/me_HGvuzy...
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At the moment all my events with @DubHistorians are obviously done online, but hopefully won’t be too long before I can start doing free talks and walking tours across Dublin
