Should the Market Cross in Kells, Co. Meath be moved? Ireland 1967
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- Should the Market Cross in Kells in County Meath be moved from its present position?
Kells in County Meath has five crosses, the earliest from around the 8th century, the latest from the 10th or 11th century. Four of the crosses are in or near the graveyard of Saint Columbas Church, Kells. The fifth, a sandstone high cross known as the Market Cross, stands at the heart of the town in the centre of a complex road system.
No one can say for certain that it always stood here.
It is generally accepted the cross has been moved on a number of occasions. It has been at its present position at the junction of Market Street, Castle Street and John’s Street since 1688.
The Kells Tidy Town committee is advocating for the removal of Market Cross to a less prominent position. Patrick Skelly would like to see the cross moved and points to three reasons for this viewpoint. The main one is because the cross is a traffic hazard. He is worried the cross could be damaged which he believes will reflect badly on the Kells Tidy Town committee. He also points out the cross is not in its original position as it is facing north to south,
All those crosses when they were first erected were erected east to west.
To preserve the monument and facilitate the study of its sculpture, he would like to see the cross moved to the grounds of Saint Colmcille’s Church, Kells.
The people of Kells have differing views regarding the location of the cross. Some believe the cross is creating traffic problems. Others think its removal would make traffic worse. Many want the cross to be left alone. One man thinks,
The cross would lose its identity if it were shifted elsewhere.
Patrick Skelly is adamant the cross should be moved and would like to see the county council take responsibility for the relocation.
‘Newsbeat’ was a half-hour feature programme presented by Frank Hall and ran for seven years from September 1964 to June 1971. ‘Newsbeat’ went out from Monday to Friday on RTÉ television and reported on current affairs and issues of local interest from around Ireland.
This episode of ‘Newsbeat’ was broadcast on 7 March 1967. The reporter is Cathal O’Shannon. - Zábava
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Yes it should be far better protected or moved and to a saver placed to prevent it from getting damaged and a new cut stone cross erected in its place, same as was done in Cong Co Mayo, those are very important items in the history of Ireland and are related to good, bad and hard times and thousands of stories
It was moved years ago. Moved down the town out of the way of traffic.
It was hit by a bus before it had been moved
We had one of these crosses in Liverpool originally at the end of the medieval town, at the corner of Tithebarn Street and Vauxhall Road. Over time the road got busier and busier and when the road was improved the cross appears to have been removed. Strange thing about the cross is while the other long gone ancient crosses were not dedicated to saints this one was ... it was called St Patrick's Cross. Having a cross called that resulted in legends about St Patrick but Liverpool didn't exist back then it was founded by King John. Maybe the Hiberno-Normans who traded with Liverpool had something to do with it?
"Is it a traffic hazard?" The traffic were the hazard.
A MIGHTY TOWN 😊
did n thay shift it to the church after
No. It is in a safer place not far away with a canopy over it to protect from acid erosion.
thay did move it i was on the phone to my uncle peter he lives in kells , he said it was damaged by a school bus in 1996 then moved
@@madladpjl I answered your question. They didn't move it to the church after. Hence I wrote: No.
@@madladpjl Read the reply again.
The beginning of the end for our Irish culture. Modernism killing our past.
The horror