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    The Obelisk on Killiney Hill
    512 feet above sea level stands the Obelisk on Killiney Hill. New as it may seem it is ancient and historical.
    On the same grounds the five daughters of Leínín built an oratory, which can be proved by the ancient name of Killiney which is Cill Ingean Leínín and by the holy shrine near the Obelisk.
    The obelisk was built by John Mapas 1742. Inscribed on the Obelisk is:-
    "Last year being hard with the poor
    The walls about these hills and this erected by John Mapas June 1742
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Killiney, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Alfred Austen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Honeypark, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    John Aherne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Royal Terrace West, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Patrick Ffrench
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Albert Road Lower, Co. Dublin