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Catholic bishops (who didn't want a secular, free Irish state), battered away at the scandal
until finally Parnell was driven from office. Sadly, after that, Ireland became mired in the
Troubles of the 20th century: an awkward independence (1921) featuring a divided island,
a bloody civil war, and sectarian violence for decades afterward. Wracked with exhaustion
and only in his mid-40s, Parnell is thought to have died of a broken heart.
• Continue straight up Parnell Square East. At the
Gate Theatre
(on the left), Orson
Welles and James Mason had their professional acting debuts. One block up, on the left,
is the...
Garden of Remembrance:
Honoring the victims of the 1916 Uprising, the park was
dedicated in 1966 on the 50th anniversary of the revolt that ultimately led to Irish inde-
pendence. The bottom of the crossshaped pool is a mosaic of Celtic weapons, symbolic of
how the early Irish proclaimed peace by breaking their weapons and throwing them into
a lake or river. The Irish flag flies above the park: green for Catholics, orange for Protest-
ants, and white for the hope that they can live together in peace.
