Pointless roadside art.

OldMrBrennan83

fryup wrote: »

NO...what?

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

Was the abortion referendum.

whisky_galore

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

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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I read that as they couldn't be arsed preserving the ship as a whole and just cut a piece off and plonked it at a roundabout and scrapped the rest. Kinda typical.
*roll eyes*

OldMrBrennan83

whisky_galore wrote: »

I read that as they couldn't be arsed preserving the ship as a whole and just cut a piece off and plonked it at a roundabout and scrapped the rest. Kinda typical.
*roll eyes*

I like it and I wouldn't see it on a boat, so I approve of this move.

castletownman

Deleted User wrote: »

The Irish attempt to do similar was less impressive

Reminds of the wall on the hill overlooking the N11 at the Glen of the Downs. Political messages used to be painted on it regularly, not as much any more (if ever). Kind of like a precursor to twitter.

Always used it as a reference point that we were nearing home. Now I kind of miss the ramblings in an odd way

Muahahaha

castletownman wrote: »

Reminds of the wall on the hill overlooking the N11 at the Glen of the Downs. Political messages used to be painted on it regularly, not as much any more (if ever). Kind of like a precursor to twitter.

Always used it as a reference point that we were nearing home. Now I kind of miss the ramblings in an odd way

IIRC someone painted that wall with a Conor McGregor quote before his fight with Mayweather. But yeah, its not used anywhere near as it was before.

Another one from Wicklow, Hollywood's tongue in cheek sign above the village

Nerdlingr

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Is this to do with Ned Kelly? Think I heard back many moons ago that it was the ancestral house where his father grew up before he was shipped off to Oz, or something. Could be completely wrong though.

Ned Kellys ancestral house would be near Fethard in South Tipperary. Think thats North

sligojoek

Here's another one. 1979 I think

whisky_galore

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

I like it and I wouldn't see it on a boat, so I approve of this move.

Why? It was on a bloody boat.

Just lazy tbh.

wexandproud

castletownman wrote: »

Reminds of the wall on the hill overlooking the N11 at the Glen of the Downs. Political messages used to be painted on it regularly, not as much any more (if ever). Kind of like a precursor to twitter.

Always used it as a reference point that we were nearing home. Now I kind of miss the ramblings in an odd way

back in the 80's the local ''artists'' wrote the slogan '' free nicky kelly '' [alleged ira man in jail ] on that wall and a local comedian added, ''with every packet of cornflakes '' to it

fryup

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

aah those were the days,

any of you of a certain vintage remember the H Block graffiti on the roadside walls ??

one brave person in my locality added his comical wit to one such sign...it said..

H B Block icecream for sale

*lucky he wasn't knee-capped

Hotblack Desiato

For years in the late 70s/early 80s a wall near where I lived had in big letters:

"STOP TORCHOR[sic] IN H-BLOCK"

.. could be clearly viewed from roadside, but "art" - probably not!

This was in the days when graffitists used paintbrushes!

fryup

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

was that stop Thatcher or Torture ??

OldMrBrennan83

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

For years in the late 70s/early 80s a wall near where I lived had in big letters:

"STOP TORCHOR[sic] IN H-BLOCK"

.. could be clearly viewed from roadside, but "art" - probably not!

This was in the days when graffitists used paintbrushes!

We've a "Don't Extradite Sean and Ciaran" on the N7 northbound near Rathcoole too.

fryup

who's sean and ciaran ?

ArchXStanton

Anyone know the back story to "the white man's face" on the road from Carlingford to omeath?

OldMrBrennan83

fryup wrote: »

who's sean and ciaran ?

Dunno, could be there a while but never seen it before.

Harry Palmr

Just driving through Kilmeadan Co Waterford and there is a dragonfly about 10 feet in length on a plinth on the left side going towards Waterford, it's curious and hard to see probably as they placed it facing out rather than at a three-quarters angle.

WestWicklow1

I promised some photos in a previous post of the tree stump art on the N81 opposite the Blue Gardenia pub......

fryup

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

now that is scary!! if i saw that late at night i'd reckon i'd veer off the road with fright!

*has there been any complaints??

megadodge

Feisar wrote: »

Red Hugh on the horse outside Sligo is cool, everything else I've seen up and down the country is meh with the exception of the three lads with their arms raised between Tullamore and Mullingar.

On the M4 there is a circle and a ring each side of the road as one approaches the toll from the West side. What was the point!??

That would be outside Boyle, Co. Roscommon!

I agree though it's a class piece. Very memorable. The artist was Maurice Harron who lived around the corner from us for a few years, which maybe is why it stands out, but I'd love it regardless of who created it.

OldMrBrennan83

fryup wrote: »

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

now that is scary!! if i saw that late at night i'd reckon i'd veer off the road with fright!

*has there been any complaints??

More worryingly I drove past there on Saturday and never seen them.

Charles Ingles

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

I promised some photos in a previous post of the tree stump art on the N81 opposite the Blue Gardenia pub......

Racist and offensive to native Americans
Should be removed immediately

storker

castletownman wrote: »

Reminds of the wall on the hill overlooking the N11 at the Glen of the Downs. Political messages used to be painted on it regularly, not as much any more (if ever). Kind of like a precursor to twitter.

I've been driving past that wall since the "Free Nicky Kelly" days. A few years ago it gave me a laugh when someone (I suspect not the regular "contributor") had put the message "HONK IF YOU'RE HORNY", which I thought made a nice change from the political stuff.

OldMrBrennan83

There's a little small castle thing right beside the M50 northbound just at the exit for the N7. I've never noticed it before in my life, has someone just put it up or have trees been removed?

mickoneill31

Charles Ingles wrote: »

Racist and offensive to native Americans
Should be removed immediately

Are they native Americans?
Don't look it to me.

wakka12

People complaining about too much art is when you know a society has reached pinnacle over privileged position

Art doesnt have to have a point anyway

Tell me how

Charles Ingles wrote: »

Racist and offensive to native Americans
Should be removed immediately

Poor attempt to provoke outrage.

Tell me how

mickoneill31 wrote: »

Are they native Americans?
Don't look it to me.

They're not. They are representations of mythological Irish characters.

OldMrBrennan83

Tell me how wrote: »

Poor attempt to provoke outrage.

I thought it was a tongue in cheek reference to the way things are gone these days.