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On Bartragh Island, in Killala Bay. The 1838 OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, 154) refer to an unsuccessful attempt to find a cross, which according to Tirechan's Life of Saint Patrick, was erected by St. Patrick in Bertrigia (Bartragh) 'as a sign (in signaculum) of the Cross of Christ...’. There is no trace of this possible cross on the island.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 8 May 2019
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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The map shows the centre of the officially named townland area, not the monument. The government record does not identify the exact monument point.