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Ballsbridge · Dublin

Patrick Kavanagh statue and seat, Grand Canal

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A bronze of the poet sitting on a bench by the Grand Canal, after his poem 'Lines written on a Seat on the Grand Canal'; nearby on Mespil Road is the seat his friends put up in 1968. Every St Patrick's Day his friends gather there after the parade.

Address
Grand Canal bank, Wilton Terrace / Mespil Road, Dublin 2
Hours
Open access
Price
Free
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • There is room on the bench to sit beside him
  • On 17 March, after the parade, Kavanagh's friends meet at the seat on Mespil Road

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