John Cunningham on Lord Dunkellin monument for 'Those We Remember' historical walkabout (Culture Night 2025)

This short talk by John Cunningham is one of eight delivered on a walk through Galway on Culture Night, 19 September 2025. The focus was on the individuals remembered in statues and public spaces around the city centre. 

John talks about some of those remembered in Eyre Square, with a focus on the monument to Lord Dunkellin by the noted sculptor, John Henry Foley. Unveiled in 1873, it was torn down in the course of the Galway Soviet of 1922. 

John Cunningham is an historian who worked for many years as a lecturer at the University of Galway. 

The Culture Night walkabout was coordinated by John Cunningham for the Galway City Museum in association with the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society.