Survey Data
Reg No
15401735
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1920 - 1940
Coordinates
230169, 252228
Date Recorded
23/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding memorial monument, erected c.1930, comprising upstanding limestone slab on rectangular plan set on stepped plinth (on rectangular plan) constructed of rock-faced limestone. Surrounded by wrought-iron railings. Located adjacent to rural road junction, a short distance to the southeast of Rathconrath Village.
Appraisal
A monument of historical significance, which makes an appealing and subtle visual statement in a quiet rural location. This monument commemorates the life of John Keegan Casey (1846-70), the noted local Fenian poet and patriot, who died in Mountjoy Jail, Dublin, on St. Patrick's Day 1870. Casey was a very popular figure in Ireland at the time and, apparently, 150,000 people attended his funeral at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.