Leacht cuimhne in Eoghanacht

On a bluff over S side of road between Eoghanacht and Creig na Chéirín, Inis Mór. A rectangular mortared pier (L 1.15m, Wth 1.15m, H 1.75m) surmounted by a cross bearing the letters IHS. The NE face contains two plaques commemorating 'Patk Folan', dated 1819. (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

Linked to Saint Eoghan (Evan), a 7th-century Irish saint associated with Inis Mór in the Aran Islands; the cross and plaques may indicate a memorial or pilgrimage site connected to early Christian worship. The IHS monogram suggests a later Catholic devotion, possibly 17th–19th century, reflecting continuity of sacred use at the site.