The Gaelic Chieftain
The Gaelic chieftain, sculpted in metal near Boyle, Co Roscommon by Maurice Harron, photographed on St Patrick’s Day, 17 March 2009.
The sculpture represents Aogh Rua (Red Hugh) O’Donnell, who lead a rebel Irish force against the English under Sir Conyers Clifford in 1599 at The Battle of Curlew Pass. The English were ambushed and routed while marching through a pass in the Curlew Mountains, near the town of Boyle.
