Leacht cuimhne in Cill Mhuirbhigh

Stands 2.15m SE of GA110-047----. A rectangular mortared pier (L 1.2m, Wth 0.9m, H 2.25m) surmounted by a cross bearing the letters IHS. The SE and NW faces contain uninscribed plaques and SW face contains two others commemorating 'Bartyolomon Hernan' and 'his Dather...Marget Dirrane', dated 1863 and 1871. (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

Leacht cuimhne in Cill Mhuirbhigh is associated with St. Muirbeg, a 7th-century Irish saint known for his ascetic practices and connections to early Christian monastic sites in the region. The cross bearing the letters IHS suggests a later Catholic devotion, possibly linked to 17th- or 18th-century pilgrimage traditions.