Cows in Dublin

Poxyshamrock

Does anybody know if there is any of those Arty Cow statue things on display around Dublin. I see them on a book of mine and was wondering are they around the city. One of them has Road Signs all over him.

philcsl

There used to be one or two of them in Atrium the Vodafone HQ building in Leopardstown, I worked there a few years ago but don't know if there are any still there!

Gaspode

Havent seen one in a long time. There's one in Navan if thats any help!!

BendiBus

I think the crystal one is in Wagamama under the Stephens Green Shopping Centre.

cruibin

I remember when there were a few around Dublin, vandals wrecked a few and I know of some students who tried nick one!

daniel3982

They had hundreds in manchester a few years back, its called the cow parade and they get local groups to decorate them as they see fit and auction them all off at the end, its a different city every year, saw them in germany too.

cruibin

daniel3982 wrote:

They had hundreds in manchester a few years back, its called the cow parade and they get local groups to decorate them as they see fit and auction them all off at the end, its a different city every year, saw them in germany too.

I saw them in Prague too

smashey

Copperface Jacks?

shrapnel222

unfortunately most have moooved on to greener pastures:D

there used to be a few in the jervis centre and on the square just by it

Poxyshamrock

Ok thanks guys!

cruibin

Heres a few pics from the Cow parade

http://www.recirca.com/artnews/cows/index.html

jubeamal

They were only ever intended to be temporary. It's an idea that travels the world, there's been similar cows in nearly every major city.

Third_Echelon

BendiBus wrote:

I think the crystal one is in Wagamama under the Stephens Green Shopping Centre.

Yeah it was still there the last time i was in wagamama's a couple of months ago...

There was a cool one that was painted like the album cover of radiohead's 'hail to the thief'... Looked deadly!

Nolanger

There's one on that open park beside the Jervis St Shopping Centre.
Looks more like a bull so may have nothing to do with that cow art thing.

5500

There is/was one in clondalkin outside a house in the cherrywood area.

I saw it recently still standing minus the head but i'll get a snap if its still there

limerick_man

Yup, saw them in Chicago!

stovelid

Saw loads of them in Beunos Aires last year.

I heard that one was vandalized here or is that just an urban myth?

cruibin

stovelid wrote:

Saw loads of them in Beunos Aires last year.

I heard that one was vandalized here or is that just an urban myth?

NO myth,an easy target for vandals - there was headless cow running around Dublin. I suppose it beats the headless chickens running the country though!

tSubh Dearg

They're currently in Cophenhagen, saw them there over the summer.

Dublin is the ONLY city in the world where the cows have been vandalised which is a bit sad.

The Joyce cow is in the Joyce museum now which is up near Parnell Sq, I forget the name of the street it's on.

tSubh Dearg

tSubh Dearg wrote:

Dublin is the ONLY city in the world where the cows have been vandalised which is a bit sad.
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I doubt that is true.

Talliesin

It could well have happened elsewhere since, but when they came to Dublin it was indeed the first time there was any vandalism (after a matter of hours), which needless to say rather annoyed those involved.