Cork In 50 Artworks, No 18: Michael Quane’s Riders and Horses at Mallow Roundabout

The impressive sculpture was created from a 25-ton block of limestone, though the piece has since been moved to a new site after road safety regulations deemed it too high

 Michael Quane's sculpture, Riders and Horses, in Mallow.

Michael Quane’s Riders and Horses appeared in the centre of the Annabella roundabout in Mallow in 1995. The sculpture, which depicts two human figures circling each other on horseback, was carved by hand from a 25-ton block of limestone, a process that took Quane nine months to complete.

 It remained on the roundabout until 2017, when it was relocated to another site on the N20 Cork to Mallow Road.