Misneach
Misneach (English: Courage) is an equestrian statue by John Byrne in Ballymun on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. The statue was commissioned by Breaking Ground on behalf of Dublin City Council's Ballymun Regeneration Limited. It is the only surviving outdoor equestrian statue in Dublin. It was unveiled in front of Trinity Comprehensive School on 17 September 2010. The sculpture was originally intended to be placed at the proposed town centre on the former Ballymun Shopping Centre site, however due to plans for a proposed Ballymun MetroLink station, the sculpture was relocated to Ballymun's secondary school, Trinity Comprehensive School. The statue was cast from a mould of the Gough Monument, replacing the figure of Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough with a local teenager. The statue has been read as subverting expectations that come with equestrian statues and reclaiming the monument, though some locals have criticised it as portraying a stereotypical image of Ballymun.
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Ballymun Road, Dublin Ballymun (Ballymun C ED)
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| N 53.39322 ° | E -6.26333 ° |
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Misneach
Ballymun Road
Dublin, Ballymun (Ballymun C ED)
Ireland
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