If Ireland had a Mt Rushmore?

pappyodaniel

Who'd be on it?

I think it's 4 heads so mine would be

James Connolly, Luke Kelly, Michael Collins and Sinead O'Connor

I just can’t see us ever doing something like that. We don’t really seem to revere people quite in that very formal way.

It’s a lot more personal. If you think about any of the greats of Irish history, we tend to retell their stories. The statues we put up also tend to be rather artistic and metaphoric and capturing expression and emotion.

There definitely isn’t any sense of idealising former office holders. It’s a bit tacky to something.

Damien360

You just know it would be Bertie, Biffo and Reynolds.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Bono, Conor McGregor, The Corminator and Bosco.

Gerry Adams, Phil Lynott,...and then Mary Lou and Mary Harney...facing each other...giving each other evils lol

Rory Gallagher be in there..rightfully and then everyone would be like 'who the **** is that?' lol

Peregrinus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120906123#Comment_120906123

I just can't see us ever doing something like that. We have too much respect for mountains.

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058306798/if-ireland-had-a-mt-rushmore

Sinead wouldn't be on it . Connolly , dev and Michael Collins . Plus Parnell

NSAman

Wouldn’t last more than a few month and between the graffiti and the scangers knocking lumps out of everything, a nose would disappear

pappyodaniel

I'm not asking for heads to be carved into Ben Bulbin

It's a rhetorical question

Sharon Curley and friends...

Ramasun

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058306798/if-ireland-had-a-mt-rushmore

I hope we'd leave it alone. Carving heads into cliff faces is like that tourist marking the Colosseum to impress his girlfriend.

rossie1977

O'Connell, Collins, Hyde and Dev

mike_cork

Collins,O'Connell,Wolfe Tone,Connolly

StevenToast

Ryan Tubridy, Gerry Ryan, Lottie Ryan and Charlie Haughey....

artanevilla

Four Kevin Hunts.

Beechwoodspark

Dev, gerry adams, Patrick pearse and Michael Collins

TedBundysDriver

Great thread idea OP.

Katie Taylor, Micheal Collins, Bobby Sands, Joey Dunlop and Jack Charlton.

Quin_Dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120906199#Comment_120906199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120906354#Comment_120906354

"O'Connell"

Daniel or Paul ???

DaSchmo

Is there anything to be said for Paddy Losty?

BrianD3

Roy Keane. He'd probably complain about the quality of the stonework though.

FCTwenteBenson

A team of Gary Breens

whisky_galore

Mountains look better without ginormous heads hacked into them.

mike_cork

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120906523#Comment_120906523

I meant Daniel but Paul would do fine also :)

Ireland’s next President and patron saint of the wurking people will in future be carved on the side of Croagh Patrick.

odyssey06

U2!

Is this an all Island one - a place would have to be found for King Billy then :)

If the new free state government built it...

O'Connell, Parnell, Pearse, Collins

Wanderer78

bertie and charlie all the way, no others, just them!

Gregor Samsa

Carved on the side of Ben Bulben I'd have:

1. Obviously Bono. Ireland's greatest and most famous person. In many ways, he is Ireland, so it might seem a bit odd carving himself out of himself, but that's the kind of like Jesus becoming bread and being eaten by his flock.
2. Laura Whitmore. She represents modern Ireland and our aspirations: sexy, international and care-free. Ireland is the real Love Island.
3. Rachel Allen. Ireland is obviously world-renowned for our cuisine, and who better to represent us in the kitchen than Ireland's top MILF.
4. Michelle Smith de Bruin. To this day, our top Olympian, a sportsperson of unblemished and unsurpassed success

odyssey06

On reflection, think of the tourist dollars if we put JFK, Reagan, Obama and Biden on it.

TokTik

Collins, Cuchullain, Brian Boru, St Patrick

You’d think Irish history only started in the 1900s with some of the replies in here

Gregor Samsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120906854#Comment_120906854

There's no Native Americans on Mount Rushmore.