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In 2002, three statues honoring Olympic champions with links to Nenagh, Matt McGrath, Johnny Hayes and Bob Tisdall, were unveiled in front of the courthouse. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The county council moved to new Civic Offices in 2005 [ 5 ] and the courthouse was subsequently refurbished.
The local athletic club Nenagh Olympic were named after three men (Johnny Hayes, Matt McGrath and Bob Tisdall) with Nenagh connections who won Olympic gold medals and the badge of the club is three interlocking Olympic Rings in green, white and orange. A statue of the three has been erected in Banba Square in the grounds of the Courthouse.
NM# Monument name Description Image Townland Location 378 : Lackeen Castle: Castle: Abbeville: 124 : Ahenny High Crosses: High Crosses: Ahenny: 396 : St. Berrihert's Kyle
Statue of McGrath and two other Olympic gold medalists (Bob Tisdall and Johnny Hayes) in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Ireland. At the 1920 Olympics McGrath was a co-favorite along with fellow Irish American Athletic Club member Patrick Ryan, but finished fifth after injuring his knee during the competition. In 1924 he again won the silver medal and is ...
Statue of Tisdall and two other Olympic gold medalists (Matt McGrath and Johnny Hayes) in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. Tisdall had, in the midst of The Depression, what he describes as "the best job in the world", as an aide to a young Indian Maharaja, escorting him around Europe, showing him the cultural and natural sights. To pursue his ...
The three-judge panel unanimously upheld a trial court judge's decision to side with Alamance County and its commissioners over the 30 foot (9.1 meter)-tall statue, which features a Confederate ...
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse. The Concerned ...
The bronze statue was cast by the John Williams Company of New York City. More: Spanning Time: How Rockefeller, Bowers built a fortune in Broome County The statue was completed and shipped to ...