Survey Data
Reg No
30411007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
Date
1850 - 1860
Coordinates
81245, 211893
Date Recorded
12/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding limestone cenotaph, erected c.1855, set in rubble limestone boundary wall at roadside, with second cenotaph to east, and having dedication to John Dirrane who died 1855. Comprises rubble plinth with roughly dressed coping surmounted by cross itself bearing raised cross and IHS motif. Front face has two-tier arrangement of recessed inscribed limestone plaques, lower plaque having margin.
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.