Cross in Carrickard

In Kilmactranny graveyard (SL041-038002-). An inscribed stone cross, dedicated to Edmond Dermot Roe who died in 1682, was recorded lying to the N of the C of I church in 1995 (pers. comm. M. B.Timoney). A search of the graveyard in 2004 failed to locate this monument. A second 17th-century cross (SL041-038003-) stands in the field immediately to the N of the graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

The high cross in Carrickard, dedicated to Edmond Dermot Roe who died in 1682, was likely erected by a local family in the late 17th century. It is a simple inscribed stone cross, reflecting a tradition of memorial crosses in Irish graveyards, and signifies the enduring practice of Christian commemoration in rural Ireland.