Stone mad tribute to Cork sculptor

Nigel Baxter was surprised to see little representation of Seamus Murphy in his home town. The British carver decided to take matters into his own hands. Literally, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

When stone carver Nigel Baxter first visited Cork, the birthplace of his hero, sculptor Seamus Murphy, he was bemused to find that the only visible tribute to the man, his own work aside, was a plaque on his Wellington Road home.