S0381 : Barack Obama's Statue at Moneygall
taken 5 years ago, near to Moneygall, Co Offaly, Ireland

Barack Obama's Statue at Moneygall
Barack Obama Plaza (Moneygall services), is an off-motorway service area which was opened in 2014 at Junction 23 of the M7 on the outskirts of the village of Moneygall. The plaza was opened for business in June 2014 and is accessed using the junction 23 slip roads. It is named after the 44th US president Barack Obama, whose great-great-great-grandfather lived nearby (Link
(Archive Link
) Barack Obama Plaza).
The Barack Obama Plaza includes a petrol station, food court and visitor centre that provides information on President Obama's connections to Moneygall.
The bronze statue of President Obama and his wife Michelle is by sculptor Mark Rhodes. It was unveiled in August 2018 (Link
RTE).


The Barack Obama Plaza includes a petrol station, food court and visitor centre that provides information on President Obama's connections to Moneygall.
The bronze statue of President Obama and his wife Michelle is by sculptor Mark Rhodes. It was unveiled in August 2018 (Link

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- S0381, 8 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- David Dixon (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 15 August, 2019 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
- Geographical Context
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- Subject Location
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Irish:
S 037 815 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:53.0988N 7:56.7284W - Camera Location
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Irish:
S 037 815
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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