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Knockagh Monument

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Current Location

Knockagh Hill, Monument Road, Carrickfergus, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Antrim, BT38 8QG, Northern Ireland

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NW 54213 45554

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 60829
Description: Obelisk of stone blocks mounted on broad square plinth of rough hewn blocks. Stone tablet with inscription mounted at front of plinth. The Obelisk is a replica of the Wellington Monument in Phoenix Park, Dublin and is half the height. There is also a slate rededication tablet.
Inscription: The Original Tablet-TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN PROUD/AND AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE/OF THE MEN/OF COUNTY ANTRIM/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/THIS MEMORIAL/IS ERECTED BY THEIR GRATEFUL COUNTRY/ NOBLY YOU FOUGHT, YOUR KNIGHTLY VIRTUE PROVED/YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED. The Rededication Tablet-COUNTY ANTRIM WAR MEMORIAL/THE KNOCKAGH MONUMENT/ON 5TH NOVEMBER 2006 THIS MONUMENT WAS REDIDCATED TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF/THOSE FROM THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN TWO WORLD WARS.//THE CEREMONY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE REVEREND CANON EDWARD JAMES MOORE T.D. M.A. IN THE/PRESENCE OF THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF COUNTY ANTRIM, LORD O'NEILL TOGETHER WITH/ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TEN COUNCILS WITHIN COUNTY ANTRIM AND MEMBERS OF/THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION//"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maintenance History: 2006: Refurbishment program undertaken at a cost of £50,000. Each Local Antrim Council contributing £1,500 to the total cost.; 1985: Local Councils in County Antrim contributed towards the cost of carrying out refurbishment work; 1936: Memorial was completed

Ceremonies

Foundation Stone

7 October 1922

Countess of Antrim

Unveiled

5 November 2006

Lord Lieutenant of Antrim

Rededicated

5 November 2006

Revd Canon Edward James Moore TD MA

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Knockagh Monument

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Knockagh Monument

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