Monuments

Stands 1.3m W of a similar monument (GA111-021----). Square mortared pier (L/Wth 1.2m, H 2.35m) surmounted by a cross. The S face contains two plaques commemorating 'Martin O Flaherty', dated 1845(8?). (Robinson 1980) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Cill Éinne is associated with Saint Einne, a lesser-known early Irish saint, and the site may have been a small chapel or memorial linked to local Christian tradition. The cross and plaques suggest a 19th-century commemoration of a local figure, possibly reflecting continuity of reverence for the saint or the site.