Newry's tribute to the Irish Navvy
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Newry's tribute to the Irish Navvy by Eric Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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Newry's tribute to the Irish Navvy
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 9 Apr 2018
This statue represents the hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who were engaged throughout these islands and beyond in building canals, railways, roads and ports. Unveiled in 2011 it is the work of the sculptor Barry Linnane. https://www.newry.ie/9-news/latest/414-newry-navvy-unveiled
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Image Location
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54.178198
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-6.338591