The Irish Poet, Patrick Kavanagh, wrote "O commemorate me where there is water, canal water preferably, so stilly, greeny at the heart of summer. Brother commemorate me thus beautifully." Remember these words when you pass the statue of Mr. Kavanagh gazing with such contentment and so serenely at the canal... Whenever I walk along the canal and pass his statue, an icon of Dublin, it prompts me to take in my surroundings and pause for a bit. The canal really is beautiful at the heart of summer. Take it in on a bench as Mr. Kavanagh still does every day, rain or shine. read more