Survey Data

Reg No

31204098


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social


Original Use

Monument


In Use As

Monument


Date

1895 - 1900


Coordinates

124605, 319224


Date Recorded

10/12/2008


Date Updated

--/--/--


Description

Freestanding monument, erected 1898; unveiled 1898, on a square plan. Repositioned, 1986-7. Rededicated, 1987. Street fronted on cobbled footpath.

Appraisal

A monument erected 'in memory of General [Jean Joseph Amable] Humbert [1767-1823]…and the gallant patriots who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of their country' widely regarded as a particularly important component of the commemorative architectural heritage of County Mayo.