The Obelisk

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• The Obelisk or "Conolly's Folly" was erected by the widow of Speaker Conolly to adorn her estate and to honour her husband.
• It was built in 1739, after a severe winter of famine and frost, to provide employment for the poor of Celbridge.  
• The workers were paid 1/2d per day and it cost £400 to complete. 
• This unusual structure stands at a height of 140 feet and has been described as "the one piece of architecture in all of Ireland".  

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celbridge workhouse