Irish Volunteer Monument, Phibsboro'
Channel: Dublin City Libraries
Date: 16/07/2009

The Irish Volunteer Monument in Phibsboro' commemorates members of the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Volunteers who fought and died during the Easter Rising (1916) and the War of Independence (1919-21).  The monument depicts a soldier and below the soldier scenes from Irish mythology and ancient Irish history: the arrival of the Milesians (the first inhabitants of Ireland), Cuchulainn fighting at the ford and the death of King Brian Boru at Clontarf in 1014.

This video is designed as a resource for primary and post-primary students up to Junior Certificate.

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