"In memory of Fr Noise"

"In memory of Fr Noise"
Originally uploaded by LostCarPark.

Some one has put a plaque on O'Connell bridge in dublin in memory of Fr Pat Noise, who died there in 1919 when his coach plunged into the Liffey "in suspicious circumstances". The council historians can find no record of him, however, and the plaque is to be removed in the next few days as it was not authorised. This seems a shame, as the plaque is doing noone any harm, and can hardly be the only commemeration of an event of dubious historical accuracy. It's an impressive bronze affair that must have set someone back a fair bit, and it fills an ugly hole left by the abandoned millennium clock of a few years ago. And clearly it has captured the public imagination from the banners and candles people have left. It should stay, at least until something more appropriate can be found to fill the hole.