Abstract
This article describes an art installation in Athy, Co. Kildare created by transition year students of Athy College to commemorate their school’s connection with the centenary of the casting of the first Garda station plaques in 1922 in the Duthie. Large Foundry, Chapel Street Athy. The installation was unveiled on 14 May 2022 on the original foundry site supported by a grant from Kildare County Council’s Decade of Commemorations and mentored by staff of Technological University Dublin. It is included here in Level3 to celebrate fruitful and sustainable collaboration among academia, schools, local knowledge-holders, local public representatives, Gardaí and heritage enthusiasts.
Recommended Citation
Daly, Richard; Hayden, Christina; Prendergast, April; and Murphy, Anne
(1923)
"Athy College and the Garda station plaque 1922 A TY art installation for Kildare Decade of Commemorations,"
Level 3:
Vol. 18:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/level3/vol18/iss1/2
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