Nelson's Pillar was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre of what was then Sackville Street in Dublin, Ireland. Completed in 1809 when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, it survived until March 1966, when it was severely damaged by explosives planted by Irish republicans. Its remnants were later destroyed by the Irish Army.
Nelson's Pillar, c. 1830
William Blakeney, whose Sackville Street statue preceded Nelson's
Nelson's death aboard HMS Victory. Painting by Denis Dighton, c. 1825
Lower Sackville Street and the Pillar depicted by William Henry Bartlett in the early 1840s, around the time of Thackeray's visit
O'Connell Street is a street in the centre of Dublin, Ireland, running north from the River Liffey. It connects the O'Connell Bridge to the south with Parnell Street to the north and is roughly split into two sections bisected by Henry Street. The Luas tram system runs along the street.
Memorial to 19th-century leader Daniel O'Connell by John Henry Foley, which stands at the entrance to the street
Sackville Street and Gardiner's Mall in the 1750s
Sackville Street in 1842
View of the Pillar and General Post Office c. 1830
