Pointless roadside art.

tigerboon

No mention of the stacks of turf at the old Cork Road interchange on the Portlaoise Bypass. You have to hand it to the "artist"....

mimimcmc

What about the ducks on the galway motorway? (not even sure if they're ducks or not)
Can't seem to find anything about them anywhere

WestWicklow1

The brilliant tree stump art on the N81 opposite the Blue Gardenia pub.

Will get a photo next time I pass.

Odyssey 2005

antodeco wrote: »

Ha, never realised they were road markings!

Please say your only joking !

sbsquarepants

blackbox wrote: »

I really like the hedgehog on the N11.

The butterflies do nothing for me. Similarly the deconstructed Bridget's crosses on the N7 are meh.

Ah so that's what they are - they're pretty shíte in fairness!

foxy farmer

Last year there was a new feature installed at the roundabout at the Halfway on the N71 near Ballinhassig. There's a whole series of what look like ramps built on the roundabout.
I'm waiting to see will some numpty heading west not bother to slow, climb the roundabout hit one of these and become airborne.

Vita nova

When I was a child, roadside art used to be grottoes, statues of Mary, St. Patrick or even Irish revolutionary figures. Prefer today's stuff even if it much of it seems a bit pointless. I like the Naas Ball, it's such a landmark on the M7, a bit whimsical but what's life without a bit of whimsy.

Tell me how

When Ennis held the Fleadh in 2016 and 2017, temporary art pieces were placed in some of the roundabouts around the town. I thought they were wonderful and really added to the vibe around the locality for the festival. These were some of them.

HeidiHeidi

Melodeon wrote: »

Ha! Portlaoise laughs in the face of the pathetic efforts of other places!
Behold the awesomeness of the 'Stacks of Turf' on M7 J17 (Portlaoise South, the junction for Abbeyleix and the old Cork road):

North bound.


South bound.


They started off as fine big tall stacks of turf, symbolising a major local traditional industry, but time and weather combined to shrink and/or melt the turf, reducing the smaller stacks to little brown mounds and the tall ones on metal frames just fell apart leaving the framework behind.
There have been a few attempts over the years to refurbish the installation, but it now appears to be being left for nature to take its course.

tigerboon wrote: »

No mention of the stacks of turf at the old Cork Road interchange on the Portlaoise Bypass. You have to hand it to the "artist"....

Eh.......

ArchXStanton

I remember on a trip to Thailand many years ago, a large statue of a heron with its beak pointed down at the motorway like it was about to take a stab at a passing car, always stuck with me that one, it was very life like.

Harry Palmr

The silver tree as mentioned, on the N30

Nerdlingr

Not pointless but...There's nice bronze gaa statue on a roundabout outside Tralee.

Odyssey 2005

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Not pointless but...There's nice bronze gaa statue on a roundabout outside Tralee.

Wonder how long this will last ?

Nerdlingr

Its there since 2007

DavyD_83

freshpopcorn wrote: »

At junction 10 there is a sort of half built house. This the roadside art there.
The plaque is either to do with that or it's says when the road opened and who cut the ribbon.

Pretty sure I've never realised this was 'art' when driving past. Did that make it s success or a sham.
I reckon sham, but who knows

Nerdlingr

DavyD_83 wrote: »

Pretty sure I've never realised this was 'art' when driving past. Did that make it s success or a sham.
I reckon sham, but who knows

Mentioned it a few pages back but i think it may have something to do with Ned Kelly?? Its his father's ancestral home. Dunno how true that is. Maybe someone could get out and have a look the next time they're passing! :p

BeerWolf

BeerWolf wrote: »

There's a bunch of giant metal Butterflies on the hillside when driving down to Wexford from Dublin.

I love those

rubberdungeon

rubberdungeon wrote: »

Warmly welcomed by the population, this eye-catching piece of art, erected on the mound at the entrance of Duleek village and funded by money donated by Indaver Ireland, now looks even more spectacular.

https://www.enlighten.ie/mies_portfolio/family-statue/

Many argue the family are facing the wrong way.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

biko wrote: »

M4 Triffids

I like that one. The moon phases.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

I like a lot of roadside art.

That Ballindine one is just an eyesore though.

frosty123

Must say I like that violin...right up my street/road/alley

Groovy

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

When I was living in the UK, I used to regularly get a train that passed by this:



As it appears from the railway line:



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_White_Horse

Railway-side art! I never tired looking at it.

Odyssey 2005

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Its there since 2007

Yeah...now everyone knows about it

wexandproud

BuboBubo wrote: »

Ostrich? Seriously! I think you're messing tbh

yep , serious . the neck and head are clear on the last piece . get the pieces lined up forget about the circular bits .

Harry Palmr

There are a number of carvings on the chalky downs of southern England.

The J Stands for Jay

foxy farmer wrote: »

Last year there was a new feature installed at the roundabout at the Halfway on the N71 near Ballinhassig. There's a whole series of what look like ramps built on the roundabout.
I'm waiting to see will some numpty heading west not bother to slow, climb the roundabout hit one of these and become airborne.

Couldn't Believe those when I saw them. Awful looking yokes.

fryup

Harry Palmr wrote: »

There are a number of carvings on the chalky downs of southern England.

yes there is ...this being the most famous

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Harry Palmr wrote: »

There are a number of carvings on the chalky downs of southern England.

The big willy man being the best.

Atoms for Peace

I quite like the Naas ball, but I'd agree that most of the rest is cack.

whisky_galore

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Wonder how long this will last ?

Surprised it didn't attract the attentions of those who love non ferrous metals. Probably too big to fit in the back of a Hiace.

Muahahaha

Not quite road side but I love the idea of turning ugly blot on the landscape electricity pylons into art installations.

From Iceland



From Russia

bodhrandude

Tell me how wrote: »

When Ennis held the Fleadh in 2016 and 2017, temporary art pieces were placed in some of the roundabouts around the town. I thought they were wonderful and really added to the vibe around the locality for the festival. These were some of them.

I always liked this one when passing through Tubbercurry in County Sligo.

geo15

See Roadside Art of Ireland
http://arcg.is/1DbW5u

Odyssey 2005

whisky_galore wrote: »

Surprised it didn't attract the attentions of those who love non ferrous metals. Probably too big to fit in the back of a Hiace.

Battery powered grinders and the hot spanner boss.

Odyssey 2005

Muahahaha wrote: »

Not quite road side but I love the idea of turning ugly blot on the landscape electricity pylons into art installations.

From Iceland



From Russia

Their very cool...

Graces7

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

When I was living in the UK, I used to regularly get a train that passed by this:



As it appears from the railway line:



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_White_Horse

Railway-side art! I never tired looking at it.

That brings back happy memories; thank you! rare school trips to Londoin.. ah those were the days

OldMrBrennan83

Does the new light ship lantern at Arklow (M11 J20) count as one? It's up on the roundabout but you can see it from the motorway heading northbound.









https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklowpeople/news/former-lightship-lantern-lights-up-road-into-arklow-37857604.html




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fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

cool,

but could be used as a thick irish joke though...."would you look at whare the paddys have put a lighthouse"

sligojoek

Two from Rosses Point Sligo.





The "Waiting on Shore" monument is located near the Lifeboat Station, Rosses Point village and was officially unveiled on August 10th. 2002 by Capt. Frank Devaney and Mrs. Myra Bruen-Curley.

The bronze statue depicts a woman holding her arms out to sea and stands as a memorial to Rosses Point men lost at sea, the sculpture also commemorates the women who waited on shore.

The site for the statue, by sculptor, Niall Bruton, was donated by Sligo County Council and more than E40,000 was raised by a committee for the project.





Description
Freestanding, stone navigation beacon, erected 1821. Circular plan. Painted cast-iron statue of Royal Navy petty officer pointing on battered painted coursed ashlar limestone podium with moulded torus roll cut stone string course. Navigation light mounted to front of pedestal. Painted cast-iron access ladder set into channel formed in podium. Situated on Perch Rock between Rosses Point and Oyster Island.

Appraisal
This figurative navigation beacon, cast in 1819 by Thomas Kirke in London, forms an important element of the maritime history of County Sligo. The sturdy construction of the podium attests to the high quality of the stone masonry while the cast-iron statue raises the interest of the beacon above the ordinary.

Deebles McBeebles

Niska wrote: »

Really like the Saints and Scholars just past Tullamore

http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/football/world_cup_2010/video/rss.xml

(Someone elses pic from facebook)

You beat me to it, love those guys. Anyone talking about that f*cking ball being their favourite roadside art is just wrong.

Hotblack Desiato

sligojoek wrote: »

Two from Rosses Point Sligo.

Not roadside

sligojoek

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Not roadside

Not pointless either. Would you like me to delete the post?

sligojoek

https://www.google.ie/maps/@54.3052357,-8.5672901,3a,75y,293.84h,84.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scIexncBiyUqo9g6a71ovyQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

mobileforest

My favourite, as others have already mentioned, are the four statues on the road into Tullamore. My least favourite is that circle thing on the N4 Eastbound you see just before coming to the toll near Enfield.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

As it appears from the railway line:

The Irish attempt to do similar was less impressive

Odyssey 2005

sligojoek wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/maps/@54.3052357,-8.5672901,3a,75y,293.84h,84.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scIexncBiyUqo9g6a71ovyQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

That's close enough

Hurrache

All I take from this thread is that we have some great roadside art, quite the opposite to the purpose of this thread.

Tell me how

Hurrache wrote: »

All I take from this thread is that we have some great roadside art, quite the opposite to the purpose of this thread.

Yeah, I've been pleased to see the way this thread has turned out. They usually move in the other direction.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Muahahaha wrote: »

Not quite road side but I love the idea of turning ugly blot on the landscape electricity pylons into art installations.

From Iceland

One thing I loved about Iceland was that at any tourist site I visited, they had clearly done their best to make the amenities and safety features sympathetic in appearance to the surrounding landscape.

I think Ireland is improving in that regard too.

fryup

Deleted User wrote: »

The Irish attempt to do similar was less impressive

NO...what?

i presume it will eventually read... no hard border?