sackvillestreet

unimaginable!

I think this is the right spot - streetview - goo.gl/maps/q3D8PHUpVhr
Edit: Or maybe a bit further back to include Sir John Gray's statue - goo.gl/maps/KuyKpzxtFhS2

Streetview around O'Connell Street has gone beserk!

GeoHive OSI 25" link

Don't forget Liverpool also suffered major bomb damage.

In this Thomas Westropp photograph taken from the pillar and dated 18th May 1916, the remaining ruins of the Hibernian bank above have been demolished.
So taken between Mon 24th April and 18th May 1916.
Edit:
Another Westropp from the day before (17th May) showing men within the rubble of the demolished bank. So Pre 17th May 1916
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Via Trove, Wednesday 5 July 1922 (?). See - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/194721778?searchTerm=g...

Gresham Hotel on the right as evidenced in another Beehan photo taken slightly later. catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000721612 Note. Free State soldier wearing German Pickelhelm helmet.. haven't seen that before! "Sir" James W Mackey no less? catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000721608

O Mac A paparazzo on right, I wonder who?

In Streetview, you can see the dates Established 1777 Rebuilt 1925 cut into an upper story, along with a M for Mackey on a shield.

We visited the rebuilt Gresham Hotel a couple of years ago -

“The O'Connell Monument was unveiled to the public on 15 August 1882, on the centenary of the Volunteer Movement and the occasion of the Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition in the Rotunda Gardens. On the same occasion the newly-widened Carlisle Bridge was renamed O'Connell Bridge in honour of its main focal point”

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The winged figures below the frieze, added later in 1883, represent Patriotism (holding a sword and shield), Fidelity (with an Irish Wolfhound), Eloquence (holding a book) and Justice (with a serpent).

The Key Symbolic Entities of the frieze
The Maid of Erin (Ireland): Positioned front and center facing south, this allegorical female figure represents the nation. She is depicted trampling on broken shackles to symbolize national liberty. With one hand, she points up to O'Connell as her liberator; in her other hand, she holds the physical document of the 1829 Act of Catholic Emancipation.
The Catholic Church: Represented by a bishop holding a crosier alongside members of the clergy. This acknowledges the foundational support of the Church in O'Connell's historic mobilization of the rural Catholic population.
The Professions and Civic Leaders: This group includes figures such as a bewigged lawyer, doctors, and civic leaders. This underscores O'Connell's own professional background as an elite barrister and his election as the first Catholic Lord Mayor of Dublin.
The Arts and Sciences: Symbolized by poets, historians, and scholars, demonstrating how the national cultural revival was intimately tied to his political campaigns.
The Trades and Industry: Portrayed by physical laborers, urban craftsmen, and merchants. They represent the emerging urban working class that powered the civic life of the capital.
The Peasantry: Depicted as rural agricultural workers carrying farm tools (such as hoes or scythes). This symbolizes the masses from provincial Ireland who formed the backbone of the "Catholic Association" and the monster political rallies.

Read All Abou It !
Via Trove, an extremely wordy description of the events - trove.nla.gov.au

A relevant excerpt (page 6, col. 1)
"... When the monument was reached, at a quarter to one o'clock precisely, the Lord Mayor proceeded to perform the formal ceremony of unveiling the statue. His lordship drew the cord, and revealed to the people the magnificent proportions of Foley's masterpiece. At this moment a bright gleam of sunshine burst forth and fell upon the noble figure. Cheer after cheer was raised, and loud expressions of admiration were heard on all sides ..."

15 August 1882 was a Tuesday ...