Summerhill, Dublin

Summerhill (Irish: Cnoc Críonáin) is a primarily residential area of Dublin, Ireland, located on the Northside of the city.

It is a bronze work on Kilkenny limestone by Cathy Carman and was commissioned by Dublin Corporation as part of the Per Cent for Art Scheme.

[9] For almost 140 years a successful coachbuilding enterprise existed at Summerhill, originally established on nearby Great Britain Street[10] in 1779 by 22-year-old John Hutton, the son of a tannery owner.

[11][10] At the time, relocating to Summerhill was considered by many to be a bold move owing to its distance from the great thoroughfares of the city and the inevitable lack of trade and business potential.

[10] The business thrived nonetheless, providing coaches to the aristocracy and great families of Ireland before the Acts of Union 1800 shifted the focus of the Irish high society from Dublin to London and new carriages were not required as often.