Survey Data
Reg No
30411903
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
Date
1750 - 1755
Coordinates
88821, 206920
Date Recorded
12/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding limestone cenotaph erected c.1754 to memory of Denis Fitzpatrick who died 1753, Peter Fitzpatrick who died 1754 and John Fitzpatrick who died 1754. Comprises square-plan rubble structure with lime-plastered faces and slightly oversailing pyramidal top of rubble stone. Cross finial on ground beside cenotaph. Inscribed plaques to each face. Monument set on low rubble plinth.
Appraisal
This cenotaph and its twin to the east are distinctively different to the other memorials on Árainn, being more obelisk-like in appearance and also being older in date. The pyramidal roof and plastered sides provide protection from the weather. The various informative plaques represent an important social document of the Fitzpatrick family.