School: Monaseed (roll number 15937)

Location:
Monaseed, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Nioclás Ó Diomasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0889, Page 060

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0889, Page 060

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  1. In the townland of the Racecourse there is a granite cross erected on the ditch beside the road. It is very substantial, and it is about two feet high.
    There are no inscriptions on it , or any ornamentation of any kind. No one in the neighbourhood is certain of why it was erected there, but there is a tradition that it was taken from an adjacent monastery, which was burned in the time of the Danes.
    This place is locally referred to as the "Crosses" although there is only one cross there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Mulligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Craan Lower, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    John O' Nieill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Hollyfort, Co. Wexford