Survey Data
Reg No
30411124
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
Date
1825 - 1835
Coordinates
88372, 207672
Date Recorded
12/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding limestone cenotaph erected in memory of Patrick Flaherty who died 1830. Comprises rubble plinth having recessed inscribed limestone plaques to front face flanked by dressed stone work and topped by rubble coping surmounted by rubble stone work and base of broken cross. Quarter arc of sun's rays to top corners of lower plaque. Monument set in field close to roadside.
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.