photo taken 24/06/15
GARDAÍ IN SLIGO are investigating the theft of a bronze statue from a car park in Drumcliffe, Co Sligo over the weekend.
The statue was taken from the main car park of the town sometime between Friday and Sunday.
The statue forms part of a larger sculpture which displays the WB Yeats poem, He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven. It was sculpted by Jackie McKenna and was first unveiled in 2003. The grave of WB Yeats is located at Drumcliffe Church. “After last nights wonderful Carol Service, two guards informed us the sculpture from the main car park had been stolen,” an account for the church tweeted.
Any info on its safe return would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the Drumcliffe area over the weekend or with any information is asked to contact gardaí in Sligo on 071-9157000.
Article, courtesy of thejournal.ie website
Hi Bill.
ReplyDeleteIt is a pity that it is stolen, it is a beautiful sculpture.
Groettie from Patricia.
Fico triste quando vejo noticias destas.
ReplyDeleteAproveito para desejar um Santo e Feliz Natal.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Great shock. I remember that statue from a holiday to Ireland a few years back.
ReplyDeleteThat is disgusting. There's low life here that have been stealing vases and urns from grave sites.
ReplyDeleteNo one ever said people have to be rational.....just ask Donald Trump.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame, I have a photo of the sculpture from our visit in 2014. People do everything to get money in all criminal ways without any respect. Hope it will be found not in pieces.
ReplyDeleteHow sad.
ReplyDeleteArt is created for all to enjoy.
Must everything be chained down or hooked up to an alarm.
Hopefully it will be returned as mysteriously as it disappeared.
This is terrible.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you, Bill.
Good grief! A prank? How sad!
ReplyDelete...there are a lot of nutty people out there.
ReplyDeleteI like David Gascoigne's comment.
ReplyDeleteMuch too much vandalism and stupidity going on, no respect for authority or decency. Obviously not something the thieves can display on their front garden!
:(
ReplyDeleteBlame the Pikie for that or in your case tinkers
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable what some people will do.
ReplyDeleteHello Bill.
ReplyDeleteThat’s terrible.So many madness out there.
Enjoy your afternoon!
Dimi...
That is terrible. Who would do something like that? Hope to see a follow up post telling us that the sculpture had been recovered safely and the perpetrators justly punished,
ReplyDeleteNow that is something you wouldn't expect at all. First of all, it must be heavy and second, what are you going to do with it. Like you said, it will be recognized if it ends up in someone's yard. And, it certainly can't be sold. Strange.
ReplyDeleteRevolting. I wonder if it's for the material- melt it down, maybe?
ReplyDeleteGood grief! That's terrible!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Que pena que roubaram um obra de arte tão bonita, mas vai aparecer.
ReplyDeleteDesejar um feliz natal e um novo ano cheio de alegrias e felicidades. Adorei seu blog.
Probably melted down for scrap by now. A gang of metal thieves around here stole all the gratings off the roadside drains the other year.
ReplyDeletea nice statue
ReplyDeletesorry and sad that it's gone
A wonderful piece of art. Awful to hear it was stolen.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all why would anyone steal anything anyway???? Gorgeous statue and must weigh a lot and as you said--it is recognizable anywhere. The question remains "why?". Hope it is found
ReplyDeleteMB
A statue stolden. "eyes wide open"
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
sad to be stolen... hope, will be found soon.
ReplyDeletehave a great day
Well that is not good news.
ReplyDeleteWhy and how could the sculpture have been stollen.
Since I am waaaaay behind in catching up on blog posts
I am hoping as continue reading, I will hear some good news about the sculpture.