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Athenry, County Galway, Ireland Surviving head of late 15th-century market cross at the town square. It is a lantern-type cross and the only one of this kind in Ireland. (See Seán Spellissy: The History of Galway , ISBN 0-9534683-4-8 , p. 174.)
Athenry, County Galway, Ireland Surviving head of late 15th-century market cross at the town square. It is a lantern-type cross and the only one of this kind in Ireland. (See Seán Spellissy: The History of Galway , ISBN 0-9534683-4-8 , p. 174.) · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0
Athenry, County Galway, Ireland Rear of the late 15th-century market cross at the town square of Athenry. It is a lantern-type cross and the only one of this kind in Ireland. (See Seán Spellissy: The History of Galway , ISBN 0-9534683-4-8 , p. 174.)
Athenry, County Galway, Ireland Rear of the late 15th-century market cross at the town square of Athenry. It is a lantern-type cross and the only one of this kind in Ireland. (See Seán Spellissy: The History of Galway , ISBN 0-9534683-4-8 , p. 174.) · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0

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One word in the official record changes the whole story. It is a significant feature as it is one of the last remnants of a fine late medieval Gothic cross of tabernacle or lantern Type, unique in Ireland, and therefore highly significant to the architectural and archaeological heritage of the county.
Freestanding limestone cross consisting of stepped rubble stone square-profile base, erected c.1810, with late medieval socket stone with carved animals, and carved lantern cross of c.1475. Carvings consist of crucifixion scene to south side and Madonna and Child to north side. Located in Market Square.
It is a significant feature as it is one of the last remnants of a fine late medieval Gothic cross of tabernacle or lantern Type, unique in Ireland, and therefore highly significant to the architectural and archaeological heritage of the county.
Known as the Market Cross, this monument is remarkable for the carving of a Crucifixion on one face. It is a significant feature as it is one of the last remnants of a fine late medieval Gothic cross of tabernacle or lantern Type, unique in Ireland, and therefore highly significant to the architectural and archaeological heritage of the county.

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It is a significant feature as it is one of the last remnants of a fine late medieval Gothic cross of tabernacle or lantern Type, unique in Ireland, and therefore highly significant to the architectural and archaeological heritage of the county.

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Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0