The Meeting Place Statue, a.k.a. “The Hags with the Bags” (Dublin)
The Meeting Place Statue ~ aka The Hags with the Bags
* Lower Liffey Street * (near Ha’penny Bridge) * Dublin, Ireland *
Just across the Ha’penny Bridge, one will find the statue of two women engaged in conversation with shopping bags at their feet. This one is nicknamed “The Hags with the Bags” but is officially called “The Meeting Place Statue”. On one of the bags is written “Arnotts”. This is located along Lower Liffey Street. It was sculpted by Jakki McKenna in 1988. It was designed to reflect everyday life in Dublin’s marketplace to which it greets people to one of the area’s most popular shopping areas on Henry & Jervis streets, just after one crosses the Ha’penny bridge from Temple Bar.
- Bibliography/Recommended References:
- Away City: Dublin Statues. Website referenced June 2012. http://www.awaycity.com/wiki/Dublin/Tourism/Statues.
- Ibanda Blogs: Dublin Statues and Their Names. Website referenced June 2012. http://ibanda.blogs.com/panchromatica/2004/03/dublin_statues_.html.
- Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Statues in Dublin. Website referenced June 2012.
