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Sadly, the #AuldBitch was not destroyed. 😞 Nor was it reinstalled at ground level, where people could look down at it, and mock it. 😞

Instead, the #NationalMuseumOfIreland put Victoria outside its then storage yard at the Royal Hospital in #Kilmainham.

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In 1922, #LeinsterHouse became the home of the #Oireachtas, the Parliament of the new #IrishFreeState. There were regular protests at the presence of the #AuldBitch.

In July 1948, as the Republic of Ireland Bill was debated, the statue's 8-week removal process began. Victoria made way for a carpark.

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