Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, MARKET SQUARE, BILLY BYRNE MONUMENT

Name: COLEMAN, THOMAS ALOYSIUS
Building: CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, MARKET SQUARE, BILLY BYRNE MONUMENT
Date: 1899-1900
Nature: New monument to Billy Byrne, hero of 1798 rebellion. 23 ft high, facing court house. Statue of Byrne by George Smyth on limestone pedestal with 4 Sicilian marble panels representing Erin, Michael Dwyer, General William J. Holt and William Michael Byrne.  FS laid, 27 Jul 1899.  Scupture by George Smyth, Great Brunswick Street.
Refs: IB 41, 1 Sep 1899, 121; 42, 15 Jan 1900, 240; 43, 1 Jan 1901, 584(illus.).

Name: SMYTH, GEORGE [2] *
Building: CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, MARKET SQUARE, BILLY BYRNE MONUMENT
Date: 1899-1900
Nature: GS sculptor of statue (6ft 6 ins high) on monument and of 4relief panels on base, representing Erin, Michael Dwyer, General William J. Holt and William Michael Byrne.
Refs: Wicklow Newsletter, 15 Dec 1900.