This sculpture celebrating Larne’s tourism hay days was commissioned in November 2019 with a budget of £80,000. The eventual winning artist, Kevin Killen, crafted the stunning piece of art that pays tribute to famous local figures such as the hotelier and “Father of tourism” in Ireland Henry McNeil. The sculpture showcases a lone man riding a jaunting car with a steed horse pulling the vehicle along. The man and horse are covered in metallic words of famous local places and tourist sites like the Gobbins, Inver, and Glens of Antrim…
