School: Monaseed (roll number 15937)

Location:: Monaseed, Co. Wexford
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The Cross at the Racecourse

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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.
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Topics
1. objects
  man-made structures
  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

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