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In Memory or Capt. Séan Connolly Killed 1916

Memento or memorial of Séan Connolly carved in bone in Frongoch 1916. 14 inches high, carved in the shape of an openwork monstrance with the legend IN MEMORY/OF/CAPT. SÉAN/CONNOLLY/KILLED 1916 cut into the stand. In the centre an abstract depiction of the Trinity, around in the openwork a crown of thorns separated by a foul anchor, a dove, a heart and an ark (possibly). Celtic style interlacing below. The circular portionsix inches in diameter.;

In Memory or Capt. Séan Connolly Killed 1916

Object Number:
HE:EW.5013

Institution:
NMI

Date:
1916

Creator:

Place of production:
Frongoch Internment Camp

Collections:

Easter Week Collection

Exhibitions:

Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising

Subjects:

1916 Rising, Commemoration
1916 Rising, Internment
Frongoch Internment Camp