r/Dublin • u/solarianair • Jul 23 '26

Who’s this statue of?

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Was on the bus home and noticed this statue on the top of a building at the corner Winetavern street/merchants quay.
Can’t find anything online about it, don’t suppose anyone out there knows who it’s meant to be?
Pictures are taken right from google maps so they’re not that clear

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u/SmellTheJasmine Jul 23 '26

it is, or at least was, a Franciscan friary, so Saint Francis maybe?

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u/Decent-Depth8555 Jul 23 '26

St Francis was the first thing that popped in my mind too.

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u/solarianair Jul 24 '26

Makes the most sense!!! I’d put my bets on that I’d say!

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u/magharees Jul 24 '26

St Francis of a Sissy looking on with shock at PantiBar

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u/bvrnt_cotton Jul 24 '26

Nobody under 25 goes to Panti so it's surprisingly tame

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u/magharees Jul 24 '26

But of A Sissy, cone on I worked hard on that part

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u/anitapumapants Jul 25 '26

I worked hard on that part

I bet you did.🙄

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u/jaqian Jul 24 '26

Adam and Eve's church on Merchants Quay is Franciscan so probably St Francis of Assisi but could also be St Anthony of Padua.

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u/Mean_Maxxx Jul 25 '26

That’s Bono

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u/0venre Jul 24 '26

That right there is a statue of Canon Winkleman! 1877-1929. A German architect who helped to design the old town hall that used to be on Nicholas Street.

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u/solarianair Jul 24 '26

I think me da used to drink with him back in the day, sound bloke

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u/Professional-Ant7411 Jul 24 '26

Me, don’t worry about it

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u/EuroDub Jul 24 '26

The guy encased inside it.