• When I was a young fellow we didn't talk about Nelson's Column or Nelson's Pillar, we spoke of the Pillar, and everyone knew what we meant[.]
  • In 1808, the foundation stone for Nelson's Pillar in Dublin's O'Connell Street was laid. ... The site of Nelson's Pillar is now occupied by The Spire.
  • Who blew up Nelson in Dublin? Sutcliffe. When was Nelson’s Pillar erected? ... On 8 March 1966 the Nelson Pillar on Dublin’s O’Connell Street was blown up.
  • Nelson's Pillar was, as the name would suggest, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson, located in the centre of O'Connell Street in Dublin.
  • This beautifully composed photograph of Nelson's Pillar appeared in the Official Guide To Dublin published by the Corporation in 1963.
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  • Nelson’s Pillar had been a well-known structure in Dublin since it was erected in 1809 to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
  • The Nelson Pillar Act was passed in 1967, transferring responsibility for the site of the monument from the Nelson Pillar Trustees to Dublin Corporation.
  • At several times during the course of its existence on O’Connell Street, the removal of Nelson’s Pillar from its location was proposed by different sections of Irish...
  • The pillar before it was destroyed in 1965. ... For almost 160 years British Admiral Horatio Nelson stood stoically watching over the nation’s main thoroughfare.
  • The long road to the Spire: Here's why it took 37 years to replace Nelson's Pillar. ... 50 years later and the Nelson's Pillar bomber says he has no regrets.
  • When the dust clears, it reveals a jagged 70ft stump where the 134ft Nelson Pillar, Dublin’s most famous landmark, has stood for the previous 157 years.
  • Irish men served and died in the British Navy under Nelson as they were formally part of the Empire. ... Where did the pillar come from?