The Famous Abbey Theatre stones are to be retrieved as “remarkable pieces of Dublin history.”The Office of Public Works (OPW) has started the complex and careful process of transporting the Abbey Stones, which have been lying in a garden in Killiney, County Dublin for more than 60 years. Mr. Hanly died in 2003, and his wife Joan is now passing custody of the famous stones over to the OPW for safekeeping. “It is a huge honour for my department to be entrusted with these stunning, remarkable pieces of our history. Once there, they will be carefully cleaned, catalogued and stored until such time as the Abbey Theatre team wishes to reinstate them,” Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan said. Executive Director of the Abbey Theatre, Mark O’Brien added: “We are delighted that the remarkable generosity and vision of the Hanlys in saving and being the custodians of the original stones of the Abbey Theatre is being marked at this time.

Source: Irish Independent December 21, 2023 22:53 UTC