Monument
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Image: © Brian Shaw Taken: 9 Nov 2005
This monumental pillar commemorates Arthur Hill, Third Marquis of Downshire (1788-1845). He died at his estates at Blessington, Co, Wicklow and it is said that his funeral was the longest in Ireland.