Survey Data
Reg No
30325018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1950 - 1970
Coordinates
65599, 250560
Date Recorded
15/07/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Carved limestone high cross, erected c.1960. Cross has panels of interlace to front and north faces, moulded base and stands atop limestone pedestal having moulded cornice, stepped base and inscriptions to front and north faces, front in Irish and recent to north face in English. Cross and pedestal stands atop concrete plinth with knotwork decoration and carved inscriptions on the northern and eastern elevations. Commemorates Tomás Ó Faoláin who died in the War of Independence.
Appraisal
This monument stands on an elevated site at the town end of the road to the harbour and is therefore a feature of interest. It is an important historical reminder of the country's troubled past.