Cross at Kilconnel, Co,y Galway : Inscriptions on the Ball - IHS Orate pro D. Joanno Donellano qui hac ejusque familia crucem erigi fecit 1682

S. Walker delin ; A.C. pinxt. 10th. Ap.l 1792
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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cooper, Austin, 1759-1830, artist
Contributors: Walker, Samuel, artist
Summary:Cross erected by John Donellon in 1782 at Kilconnell, County Galway, Ireland. This image shows the slender stone cross on a stepped base and a "ball" beneath the head bearing an inscription
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: 10th April 1792
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Notes:From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. II

Latin in title may be translated as: Pray for Mr. John Donellan who had this cross rected for himself and his family 1682

Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet under image

Watermark u.l. on sheet is part of a shield with fleur-de-lys and, beneath it, the letters VD run together

Physical description: 1 drawing 18.3 x 26.7 cm.

Citations/References: Kilconnell Village Cross / Lord Walter Fitzgerald. - Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dea Ireland, Vol. VI, 1904-1906 page 326

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