Rescue Services Memorial

This is a great example of one of those things we pass every day and never take the time to realise what it is for.
This cross was erected as a memorial to a member of the Dublin police force at the turn of the century who died while trying to save a maintenance worker who had become trapped in the sewer system below ground.
The memorial describes how he and other members of the force tried in vein to save the two men. It also pays homage to the members of the public who tried in vein to help during the tragedy.
This monument is sittin quietly in a part of Dublin where few people stop and have a look. Most people are driving by or walking to O’Connell street or elsewhere and so the memorial ends up being more of a decoration than anything else.
Bit of a pity…