mousehunter
Unregistered User
(3/3/04 2:55 pm)

9-11 Memorial

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I came across while doing research for my trip. Thought it might be of interest.



9-11 Memorial:
A scale replica of the World Trade Centre Twin Towers, made from local limestone, standing 2.7 metres high. The memorial is based exactly on the architectural plans of the Twin Towers themselves and stands in a special grove of trees in Donadea Forest Park.

One of the firefighters who lost his life on September 11th as he went up the steps of the North Tower was Sean Tallon, a young Donadea man whose family emigrated to the U.S.A. To remember Sean and his colleagues, and all the other public officials who died on that awful day, this wonderful memorial is a fitting tribute to their unselfishness and bravery.
The memorial stones are engraved with the names of the 402 New York City public officials who died in the attack on the towers on September 11th 2001, was unveiled at a special ceremony in Donadea on Sunday, September 21st, 2003.
The project attracted huge interest in New York and in the United States. In 2002 over one hundred firefighters and members of the NYPD came especially to Donadea for a tree planting ceremony to honour the victims of September 11th.


Location:
Donadea Forest Park is located 8km south of Kilcock (off N4) on the R407 to Naas. It is also accessible via the town of Kill (off N7) which is on the Dublin side of Naas, Co Kildare. Take the R407 at Kill, go through Sallins, and take the Kilcock road out of Clane. You will see signposts for Donadea.
Travelling from the west on the N7, turn off in Enfield and head out the Edenderry road (R402) until you reach Johnstownbridge, turn left onto the L181, this road will leave you in Donadea.
Travelling from the east on the M4 “Dublin” turn off at Maynooth and head out the Straffin road for a little over a mile and bear right at the four road junction, continue through to Ladychaple cross-roads and pick up the R408, (don’t forget to STOP), the next junction will be the R407, Continue through this juction to Donadea.

Michele Erdvig
ezOP
Posts: 2224
(3/3/04 11:35 pm)

Re: 9-11 Memorial

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Mousehunter,

It is of great interest! Thank you for sharing.

Michele