The Bilingual 'Banjo' Bannon Stone:: OS grid J0826 :: Geograph British Isles

J0826 : The Bilingual 'Banjo' Bannon Stone

near to An Tiur, Ireland

The Bilingual 'Banjo' Bannon Stone

This stone outside the Townhall commemorates the 2003 Everest climb of Terrence 'Banjo' Bannon. Bannon a Newry lad and a working class hero has conquered a number of Himalayan peaks including K2, climbing the hardest routes with the minimum of equipment and without the aid of Sherpas. The use of Irish on the stone is a reminder that into the second half of the 19thC the Newry area was a stronghold of the language.

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Grid Square: J0826, 155 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Eric Jones (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 22 August, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 28 October, 2009
Category: Commemorative stone (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: J 086 266 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:10.6526N 6:20.2409W
Photographer Location: Irish: J 086 266
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)