John Keegan Casey Monument, County Westmeath

What is recorded here

Freestanding memorial monument, erected c.1930, comprising upstanding limestone slab on rectangular plan set on stepped plinth (on rectangular plan) constructed of rock-faced limestone. Surrounded by wrought-iron railings. Located adjacent to rural road junction, a short distance to the southeast of Rathconrath Village.

A monument of historical significance, which makes an appealing and subtle visual statement in a quiet rural location. This monument commemorates the life of John Keegan Casey (1846-70), the noted local Fenian poet and patriot, who died in Mountjoy Jail, Dublin, on St. Patrick's Day 1870. Casey was a very popular figure in Ireland at the time and, apparently, 150,000 people attended his funeral at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15401735

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