Ar 8 Márta 1966 scrios poblachtánaigh Éireannacha Piléar Nelson i Sráid Uí Chonaill i mBaile Átha Cliath.

On 8th March 1966 at 1:32am a bomb planted by Irish republicans exploded in O'Connell Street in Dublin and Nelson’s Pillar was destroyed. Its remnants were later destroyed by the Irish Army.

Up Went Nelson by The Go Lucky Four was number one in the Irish music charts for eight consecutive weeks after the brave deed. 1/

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Cavendish Row looking down Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street), including Nelson's Pillar. c1911. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

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O'Connell Bridge from the south side looking up O'Connell Street towards Nelson's Pillar, Dublin, Ireland. 1932. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

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Nice panoramic view down O'Connell Street from the top of Nelson's Pillar. c1958. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

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Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, Dublin with an assortment of trams - the no. 8 to Dalkey; the no. 29 to Fairview; the no. 20 to Rialto Bridge; and I think the no. 3 to Westland Row and Ringsend; and a car with reg. no. IK 9729. c1927. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

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Sackville Street, now O'Connell Street, the General Post Office, and Nelson's Pillar, Dublin, Ireland. c1900. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

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On 8th March 1966 at 1:32 am a bomb planted by Irish republicans exploded in O'Connell Street in Dublin and Nelson’s Pillar was destroyed. Its remnants were later destroyed by the Irish Army.

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Nelson's Pillar on Sackville Street (now O'Connell Street), Dublin, Ireland. c1927. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

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Panoramic view up O'Connell Street from the top of Nelson's Pillar, Dublin, Ireland. c1958. The National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions.

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