I've discovered this wee gem on the way to Westport. Located at the edge of the Charleston Cemetery is this monument named "Our Lady" she looks over mostly historical burials of Irish people who came here to gold mine when the area was first settled but she has been in the wars over the years. Apparently vandals broke her arms off and there were a few cracks. According to some local information I found someone found some mannequin arms which were put on and the local priest added some filler with paint and now she looks as good as new.
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13 comments:
That is good the creative priest and helpers made the Our Lady statue good as new.
It's terrible that someone felt the need to vandalize the statue. Good to have a creative priest come to the rescue.
She looks elegant in the cemetery
Vandals. Frustrating to say the least.
A lovely statue for people to have at their cemetery. I really loved the roadside grottos and statues in Ireland and it's nice to see the Irish brought that custom with them.
Hope they leave her alone now and she can look out serenely at her Irish people
Maybe the priest missed his calling and should have been a sculptor - he has done a good job.
What a happy ending story!
Vandalizing such a piece of art? Some people you just can´t reach.
...I love it.
It is disgusting the damage that vandals can do. I'm so glad someone was able to fix it.
An interesting story!
A nice statue, Amy. People tend to desecrate statues of folk
that many don't like. I am reminded of Napoleon's first wife,
Empress Joséphine, and indigenous woman of Martinique. Her statue
was beheaded and the head was never found. It remains headless
still today in La Savane Park in downtown Fort-de-France, Martinique.
When we saw it we did not know its history and took the armlessness
for granted.
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