Fusilier’s Arch

I agree with what Laura said about not realising the significance of certain monuments and structures in our city. Sometimes its the tourists who get a better understanding!
After reading her review i took another look at the arch. I never really thought about how rare a thing like this is in Dublin. While we have an abundance of Neo-​Classical and Palladian architecture, the classical arch. or even the Triumphal Arch is something that most people would say is non existent here.
This monument is a reminder of how easily we can forget the past, and forget how we were once part of an Empire which spanned the globe, and we fought for that Empire as well as fighting against it… its so easy to disregard those that died for a nation they believed in even if the majority of the country did not. and we walk past this every day and forget the names that are written on it…
its a pity really

This arch is probably one of the most overlooked historical monuments in Dublin. People walk under it every day without ever noticing that for which it stands. Erected in 1907 in memory of the Irish soldiers who died in the disgrace that was the Boer War (hence my 3-​star rating, the base colonialism of that war still irks me), not only does it name all those who fell, but it also contains bullet holes from 1916… which I find an interesting historical quirk. But then I’m a nerd.
The arch itself is your typical military monument… no Arc de Triumphe, but impressive nonetheless. It’s inscribed on all sides, in both Latin and English, honouring those who died.
Next time you head into the Green then, just have a look at it… you’ll be surprised just how many Irish were involved in the war in South Africa as part of the British forces.