File:The Stormont Lion, Ballyknockan, Co Wicklow, Ireland 02.jpg
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English: Intended for the entrance avenue to Stormont, outside Belfast. It seems that the stonecutter misjudged the job, whittling the figure too much and not making the proper provision for the finer carving intended to finish it off. |
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Local folklore surrounds the origins of two unfinished Ballyknockan pieces. A lion stands guard outside Granite House, home of the McEvoy family. This piece was rejected many years ago as part of the entrance to Stormont, the seat of the parliament of Northern Ireland, because, it was said, the lion was not impressive enough.
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