This piece of granite is alleged to be from Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, which was blown up by the IRA at 2am on 8 March 1966. Bombs destroyed the upper half of the pillar, causing more damage to O'Connell Street than the original blast. Nelson's head was stored in a shed on Clanbrassil Street, before being stolen by students from the National College of Art and Design as a fund raising prank. It was leased to a London antique store owner, and later appeared on the stage of the Olympia when the Dubliners performed. The head of Nelson's Pillar is now on display in the excellent Dublin City Library and Archive on Pearse Street.

A memorial supplement on the Life of Eamon De Valera produced by the Irish Press, Saturday August 30 1975

Glasnevin Cemetery August 1st 1915

from the Irish Press 17th may 1945

Book from 1928

very discolored, not full supplement missing pages