Survey Data

Reg No

15702102


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Artistic, Historical, Social


Original Use

Monument


In Use As

Monument


Date

1875 - 1880


Coordinates

307379, 145901


Date Recorded

10/12/2007


Date Updated

--/--/--


Description

Freestanding drag edged cut-limestone Celtic High Cross-style monument, dated 1878; unveiled 1878, on lichen-covered cut-granite stepped base. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Saint Cormac's Catholic Church.

Appraisal

A monument erected 'in memory of the REVd FATHER JOHN MURPHY [1753-98] and his heroic followers who nobly shed their blood for Ireland's freedom' (cf. 15702119).