Anyone have a picture of Viagra Falls?

Manic Moran · 03-08-2006 06:19AM #1

Dubliners may recall it. It was a rather hideous blue and yellow fountain thingy that looked kindof like a colourful snake that jetted water out the top. I don't think it was on O'Connell St for more than a year (1999?), and I can't seem to find any photos of it to educate some others on just what it was...

NTM

Ruu_Old · 03-08-2006 06:27AM

I think this is the one you are looking for.

Caco · 03-08-2006 08:11AM

I remember that, didn't even notice it was gone!

several of the other works of art along the avenue bear bullet holes from former violent times.

Dublin- what a nice place to live!

Skittlebrau · 03-08-2006 08:47AM

Manic Moran wrote:

I don't think it was on O'Connell St for more than a year (1999?)

NTM

The "hooer in the sewer" was there for a lot longer than a year. It was covered in suds half the time from kids putting washing-up liquid/shampoo in it.

Bluetonic · 03-08-2006 08:47AM

Ruu wrote:

I think this is the one you are looking for.

Erected in 1988 to celebrate Dublins Millennium.

'Dublins great in 88'

6th · 03-08-2006 09:39AM

I tink the Op is talking about a piece that was on OConnell street for a few months, was done by a guy call Marcus Thorp (or a sirname like that?) he was one of my sculpture lecturers in College.

mikedragon32 · 03-08-2006 10:09AM

I don't have a pic of it, but it now resides in the playground of Herbert Park.

caco wrote:

Dublin- what a nice place to live!

Nicer than Enniscorthy. Besides, what the poster you quoted was referring to was the bulletholes from the 1916 Rising.

@6th: Weclome back to AH. You're not doing the case for Manly Man forums any favours by telling us you do/have done sculpture!

6th · 03-08-2006 10:23AM

Sure sculpture is manly, carving stone, using chainsaws, welding ... i dont do feckin embroidery!!

Caco · 03-08-2006 11:01AM

mikedragon32 wrote:

Nicer than Enniscorthy.

True!

mikedragon32 wrote:

Besides, what the poster you quoted was referring to was the bulletholes from the 1916 Rising.

I assumed that, you know the way gun crime has gone lately in Dublin though- there could be more soon!! :eek:

mikedragon32 · 03-08-2006 01:23PM

Luckily I live in Co. Wicklow, so gun crime isn't an issue. But that's only because nobody ever finds the bodies!

InFront · 03-08-2006 02:03PM

mikedragon32 wrote:

Manly Man forums

There is a manly man forum? Or do you mean just forums that tend to have more men in them?

Manic Moran · 03-08-2006 02:19PM

Ruu wrote:

I think this is the one you are looking for.

No. Both the Floozie and Viagra Falls were in place at the same time at other ends of O' Connell St. Again, this thing was a blue and yellow snake-like fountain.

don't have a pic of it, but it now resides in the playground of Herbert Park.

Anyone near Herbert Park? It's a bit far for me to go to take a picture of it...

NTM

melekalikimaka · 03-08-2006 02:24PM

in the playground...are you sure?

6th · 03-08-2006 02:57PM

Ok got my wonderful wife to go snap a pic while she was having lunch in the park. Like i said the artist was a lecturer of mine.

Manic Moran · 03-08-2006 03:33PM

Hmm.. Can't tell for sure as the piccie is a bit small, but it looks like they added a bit to the top. Does it still jet water?

NTM

6th · 03-08-2006 03:59PM

Not sure, but i know Marcus did a few pieces similar and a few were on OConnell street for a bit.

monkeyfudge · 03-08-2006 04:16PM

I remember when that bird thing was on O'Connell street... I definitely don't remember it being a fountain... that one was placed a little bit North of the Spire.

I like the rabbits that are all over the place now... there is even a monkey lurking about.

Viagra Falls was actually one of the many nicknames for the Anna Livia monument though.

Doomspell · 03-08-2006 04:25PM

Manic Moran wrote:

Anyone have a picture of Viagra Falls

I totally misread that.

The Song Thrush · 04-08-2006 02:16AM

monkeyfudge wrote:

I remember when that bird thing was on O'Connell street... I definitely don't remember it being a fountain... that one was placed a little bit North of the Spire.

It was moved to one of the playgrounds in Herbert Park (not sure if it's still there). It has something at the tip of its beak which suggest it can spray water from it, but I've never seen that happen.

Anyone have a picture of Viagra Falls?

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