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Grainne (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Chicago / Chicago, Illinois

Statue of a young woman in flowing robes standing on a curious rock. The statue by Irish artist Maurice Harron, commemorates the City of Galway, erected in 2007. Two granite stones at some distance from the statue give its name and describe it, one in English and the other in Irish Gaelic.

Gráinne is a tribute to the many thousands who emigrated from Ireland and means Grace in Gaelic. This sculpture symbolizes the traditional Gaelic society before it dramatically changed in the 1600’s and is inspired by an archaeological finding of a young girl preserved in a peat bog. Prehistoric European sculptures of women were depicted with the left hand raised while those of men used the right hand, thought to be a gesture of blessing. The base of the sculpture is derived from the famous Turoe Stone, a Celtic pagan monument from County Galway, dating from the time of Christ.

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Coordinates:   41°52'46"N   87°38'37"W
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