Redmond Monument, County Wexford

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Freestanding monument, erected 1867, on a square plan. Restored, 2007. Set in relandscaped square with spear head-detailed wrought iron railings to…

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Freestanding monument, erected 1867, on a square plan. Restored, 2007. Set in relandscaped square with spear head-detailed wrought iron railings to perimeter.

An obelisk-topped monument erected to a design by John C. Burne (b. 1830) of Harcourt Street, Dublin (Irish Builder 1st April 1867, 87), representing an important component of the mid nineteenth-century built heritage of County Wexford with inscribed panels listing members of the Redmond political dynasty including (clockwise): John Edward Redmond MP (1806-65) of The Deeps (cf. 15703742); Captain William Archer Redmond MP (1886-1932); William Archer Redmond MP (1825-80) of Ballytrent House (cf. 15704850); Major William "Willie" Redmond MP (1861-1917); and John Edward Redmond MP (1856-1918), Chairman of the Parnellite Minority (fl. 1891-1900) and Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party (fl. 1900-18).

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15500033

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