Cross

In the graveyard of Monknewtown (ME019-019001-) is a sandstone latin cross (H 1.3m; Wth of arms 0.49m) with a rectangular cross-section (0.15m x 0.15m) and roll-moulding at the angles. The E side is unadorned but the W side has a crucifixion in false relief with the sun and moon at the ends of the arms. On the stem a panel with a skull and cross-bones is over an inscription which has the date 1711. It has been transcribed (FitzGerald 1904) from Du Noyer's drawings as: THIS / CROSS / WAS ER / ECTED / BY THE / (REV)RN / FATHEr / PHILIP / REILY / ANNO / DOM / 1711 See the attached image of the cross from the SW Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of amended upload: 4 Septermber, 2014