1335 – Market Cross, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
From the Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, 1843: “This interesting monument, which was erected in 1335, stood in the High-street,
1666 – Old Market Cross, Newtownards, Co. Down
The originalMarket Cross was built in 1636 but was destroyed by Commonwealth troops in 1653. The original building was less than 11 feet tall and octagonal in shape with a low door and staircase leading to the roof.
17th C – Old Cross, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
The origins of the Old Cross are unclear. It’s not even certain if it were even a cross – speculation suggests that it may have been a seventeenth century sundial.
