- They meet in a safe house at Rathfarnham in 1911. The men take the tram from Rathfarnham to Nelson’s Pillar in central Dublin.
- After a week of clearing up the debris from the original [IRA] explosion the Irish army was brought in to blow up the remainder of the pillar.
- 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...
- Nelsons Pillar also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson built in the.
- But first, let’s scroll back a bit. nelsons_pillar_black_and_white. Nelson’s Pillar was originally built in 1808-09 to commemorate Admiral Nelson.
- During the excavations preceding the Spire's construction, the foundation stone of the Nelson Pillar was recovered.
- 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.
- The site of the Pillar is now occupied by the Dublin Spire. ... Nelson’s pillar was a constant presence of daily life, looming over the work of the city.
- Before Nelson's Pillar trams slowed, shunted, changed trolley, started for Blackrock, Kingstown and Dalkey, Clonskea, Rathgar and Terenure ...