Story of most elusive memorial revealed

THIS weekend’s picnic/fest at Leinster Lawn, outside Leinster House in Dublin, will give the public a close-up view of the most elusive memorial in Ireland, the Cenotaph on Leinster Lawn.

It has been off-limits to the public, since its second version was completed in 1950 and consequently most people are unaware of what it represents.

The original Cenotaph, designed by George Atkinson, was erected in 1923 to commemorate the first anniversary of the deaths of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins.