Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Leacht cuimhne
Cill Mhuirbhigh, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cill Mhuirbhigh
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.13359, -9.75293
- SMR number
- GA110-047----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On N side of road, now the front lawn of a house, overlooking Port Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór, to W. One of a pair of leachtanna cuimhne (GA110-047---- and GA110-047001-). A rectangular mortared pier (L 1.1m, Wth 0.9m, H 2.25m) surmounted by a cross. The SE face contains an inscribed plaque and SW face contains two others. These commemorate 'Michl', 'Honora' and 'Danl Dirrane' and are dated 1828-33. (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
Nearby in the register
- Leacht cuimhneunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.