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Sarsfield Memorial
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Regional rating (NIAH)

Sarsfield Memorial

Cathedral Place, Limerick, Galvone

Rated Regional on the National InventoryOne of 34 rated Regional in Galvone
MMonumentBBuilt 1880–1885
DirectionsIts National Inventory record ↗
About

About Sarsfield Memorial

Sarsfield Memorial is one of 34 buildings in Galvone the National Inventory rates Regional. Sarsfield Memorial dates from 1880–1885. 34 other places on the record stand within 400 m.

The statue was designed by John Lawlor (1820-1901) of Dublin and cast in Young's London Art Foundryl. The statue followed a sketch made by a local artist, Henry O'Shea.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21518044 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 21518044↗

Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.

In old photographs

1 old view of Sarsfield Memorial

Made before 1950, from 1890: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland with no known copyright restrictions. Tap one to see it full screen.

DOWD(1890) p085 SARSFIELD STATUEc. 1890
DOWD(1890) p085 SARSFIELD STATUE

From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; each credit is in the viewer.

Visit

Make it a walk: 4 historic places in about 10 minutes

Galvone · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Sarsfield MemorialStart here
  2. 2Mausoleum, Saint John's ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  3. 3Johnsgate HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  4. 4J.J. MoloneyRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
Farther afield
Allied Irish BankRegional rating (NIAH)300 mThe Round HouseRegional rating (NIAH)300 mLimerick PrisonRegional rating (NIAH)400 mSaint Joseph's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)Regional rating (NIAH)500 mSaint Joseph's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)National rating (NIAH)500 mSaint Joseph's Hospital (hospital / infirmary)National rating (NIAH)500 m
Around it

15 within 150 m

Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.

RegCathedral House38 mNatHouse, 3 John's Square, Limerick84 mNatHouse, 4 John's Square, Limerick85 mNatHouse, 5 John's Square, Limerick88 mNatHouse, 2 John's Square, Limerick92 mRegFountain, New Road, Limerick95 mNatHouse, 1 John's Square, Limerick102 mRegUnknown, Lower Gerald Griffin Street, Barrack Lane, Limerick112 mNatHouse, 2 John's Square, Limerick129 mRegMausoleum, Saint John's Church132 mRegSurgery, Lower Gerald Griffin Street, James Street, Limerick135 mNatHouse, 3 John's Square, Limerick137 mNatHouse, 4 John's Square, Limerick138 mNatHouse, 5 John's Square, Church Street, Limerick139 mRegSaint John's Church148 m
More like it

More memorials on the record near Galvone

8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. The nearest is Limerick War Memorial in Dock, 800 m away. Farthest out is The Maid of Erin, Tipperary, 37 km away.

Limerick War MemorialDock · 800 m away
People's ParkDock · 800 m away
Limerick 1916 MemorialLimerick City Centre · 900 m away
O'Connell MonumentDock · 1 km away
The Treaty StoneFarranshone · 1.1 km away
O'Connell MonumentEnnis · 32 km away
Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha MonumentKildysart · 33 km away
The Maid of ErinTipperary · 37 km away

Questions about Sarsfield Memorial

Is Sarsfield Memorial on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated Regional (record 21518044).

Can you visit Sarsfield Memorial?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

When was Sarsfield Memorial built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1880–1885.

Is Sarsfield Memorial protected?

Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.

Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).

Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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