Delaney's Grave 2
Located in an overgrown graveyard in Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland, this elaborate grave marker includes every possible nationalist symbol of Ireland -- shamrocks, harps, round towers -- all surrounding the haunting visage of a woman in cuffs and chains. From the inscription, you'd think he died manning the ramparts in some forgotten battle, but in fact he caught a cold on the way home from a GAA meeting which turned into pneumonia, leading to his death.
"In Memory of Peter Delaney
Irish Patriot
Who Died March 9 1895 Aged 35 Years
In Recognition of His Many Noble Qualities
Particularly His Unflinching Devotion
To The Sacred Cause of Irish Liberty
This Monument Has Been Erected By
His Comrades Who Will Strive To Make
Their Native Land A Nation Once Again
God Save Ireland"
Delaney's Grave 2
Located in an overgrown graveyard in Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland, this elaborate grave marker includes every possible nationalist symbol of Ireland -- shamrocks, harps, round towers -- all surrounding the haunting visage of a woman in cuffs and chains. From the inscription, you'd think he died manning the ramparts in some forgotten battle, but in fact he caught a cold on the way home from a GAA meeting which turned into pneumonia, leading to his death.
"In Memory of Peter Delaney
Irish Patriot
Who Died March 9 1895 Aged 35 Years
In Recognition of His Many Noble Qualities
Particularly His Unflinching Devotion
To The Sacred Cause of Irish Liberty
This Monument Has Been Erected By
His Comrades Who Will Strive To Make
Their Native Land A Nation Once Again
God Save Ireland"