Survey Data
Reg No
30411008
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
Date
1815 - 1825
Coordinates
81260, 211889
Date Recorded
12/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding limestone cenotaph, erected c.1820, set in rubble limestone boundary wall at roadside, with second cenotaph to west, and having dedication to Patrick Dirrane who died 1820. Comprises rubble plinth with roughly dressed coping surmounted by cross having rounded terminals and itself bearing inscribed cross. Front face of dressed stone having two-tier arrangement of recessed inscribed limestone plaques, and with quarter-arc of sun's rays to corners of both plaques.
Appraisal
This cenotaph is one of a remarkable series of distinctive memorials on Árainn, erected to the memory of local individuals who died in the nineteenth century. The combination of rubble limestone walling and inscribed plaques provides an interesting textural contrast. The presence of a second cenotaph close by enhances its impact.