Archbishop Croke Monument

Freestanding monument, erected 1922, with larger than life-size bronze statue of Archbishop Croke on triangular-profile limestone pedestal having bronze figures set in niches and inscribed plaque in Irish. Trefoil shaped step to base.

The high quality of this bronze casting provides an artistic focus to the west end of Liberty Square. This image of Archbishop Croke is a physical reminder of Thurles' role in the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884. The inscription in Irish is finely executed in an ornate script with interlace initials. The figure of Saint Patrick and the allegorical figure of Freedom are typical motifs of the Gaelic revival associated with the foundation of the State. The work is signed and dated F. Doyle Jones 1922.