"A memorial to Billy Vincent, whose family donated Muckross House and its Estate to the Irish State in 1932, was unveiled here in Muckross by Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D. on the 28th of June 2013. Billy Vincent died in Monte Carlo in October 2012 aged 93, an extraordinary man, Billy had a close connection to Muckross which he kept throughout his life; this sculpture is a fitting tribute to his memory. The Memorial was crafted here in Muckross by German sculptor Rolf Hook from a large piece of Oak that from a tree that fell in the National Park near Muckross House...The most obvious of the images which can be seen are the Heart and the Butterfly, which stand on opposing sides of the sculpture, representing Billy’s generosity and kindness and his gentleness and genius respectively...Made from an enormous single piece of 300 year old Killarney Oak and weighing 3 tonnes it is one of the largest, if not the largest sculptures to ever have been crafted from a single piece of wood in Ireland." News Blog from Muckross House and Garden