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Obelisk in Saltee Island Great

Obelisk
Obelisk in Saltee Island Great
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Freestanding inscribed cut-limestone obelisk, erected 1956, on a square plan. Set on outcrop.
An obelisk erected by Michael Neale (1911-98), self-styled "Prince of The Saltees", 'as a symbol to all children that by hard work [and] perseverance their dreams and ambitions may be realised'.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15705101

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; ArcticEmmet, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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