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'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 (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal 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 (LinkExternal link RTE).
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Thursday, 15 August, 2019   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
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Business, Retail, Services  People, Events 
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Panasonic DMC-G7 
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Irish: geotagged! S 037 815 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:53.0988N 7:56.7284W
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Irish: geotagged! S 037 815
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