Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Wayside cross
Crossmorris, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crossmorris
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Foot Stone of Cross
- Latest-edition OS map
- Foot Stone of Cross
- Coordinates
- 53.16020, -6.96213
- SMR number
- KD022-022----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the N-verge of the road. A lozenge-shaped, limestone block (max. dims L 1.2m; Wth 1m; H 0.47m) with a shallow rectangular mortice (dims. L 0.4m; Wth 0.25m; D 0.15m). According to Fitzgerald (1918-19, 258), ' ... (a) cross was erected to the memory of Sir Maurice FitzGerald, Knt., of Lackagh, who was slain at this spot in 1520 in an affray with Con mac Melaghlin O'More of Leix, Chief of his name. Of this cross, only two portions are now known to exist - (1) the socketed base known as the "Wart Stone"; and (2) a portion of the shaft, richly sculpted, now at Kilkea Castle (KD037-017----). (Fitzgerald 1891, 250-51; Crawford 1907, 237; Strath 1935-8, 191-4; Price 1959, 166; Tickell 1960, 369)
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 06 December 2011
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