What is recorded here

Kilkea Demesne holds a 17th century cross shaft taken from Cross Morris. Lord Walter FitzGerald gathered several such monuments in a modern arcade south-west of the castle, pulling scattered stone into one place. The cross may have marked a road, a grave or a prayer before it became a curiosity in a lord’s garden. Its movement from a forgotten field to a demesne displays how power and memory reshape even the meaning of old stone.

The shaft of a 17th century cross from Cross Morris; one of several monuments gathered together by Lord Walter FitzGerald in a modern arcaded area, south-west of the castle (KD037-017002-). (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 3, 280) Date of upload: 14 September 2016

The cross in Kilkea Demesne is a 17th-century high cross, originally from Cross Morris, and was collected by Lord Walter FitzGerald within the demesne. It is significant as part of a curated collection of monuments associated with the FitzGerald family, reflecting their historical and cultural patronage in the region.

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