Monument in Cottage [carr. by.], County Mayo

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What is recorded here

Freestanding rough hewn limestone monument, dated 1761. Set in unkempt grounds on mound with random rubble limestone battered boundary wall to perimeter.

A monument erected by Dominick Browne (c.1701-76) of Breaghwy Lodge representing an important component of the mid eighteenth-century built heritage of County Mayo. NOTE: A much weathered inscription reads "DOM ANNE BROWNE MORT 1761" (Craig and Craig 1999, 23-4).

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31307905

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
Breaffy Area community website; individual photographer not stated, breaffyarea.weebly.com
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