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Dowdall Cross

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Dowdall Cross is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

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Location

Dowdall Cross is located in Duleek, near the junction of Main Street and Abbey Road.

Description

The Dowdall Cross was erected by Dame Jennet Dowdall in 1601 as a memorial to her first husband, Sir William Bathe. The cross, repaired in 1810, is one of a series of crosses constructed by Dowdall in memory of Bathe.[1][2] The cross is made of limestone and is elaborately carved with images of many saints.[3]

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