Irish police investigating vandals' attack on 'Carrauntoohil Cross'

December 02, 2014

Irish police are studying a video apparently made by vandals who cut down a 16-foot metal cross that stood on the highest point in Ireland.

The video, which was sent to reporters, showed a man using a grinder to cut through the base of the “Carrauntoohil Cross.” The cross was found toppled on November 22 and a commemorative plaque was missing.

The Carrauntoohil Cross was located on a plot of land that is privately owned but open to the public for recreation. The metal cross was set up in 1976, replacing a wooden cross on the same site. A group of climbers quietly re-erected the metal cross a week after it was felled.

 

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Further information:

• Video of the Carrauntoohil Cross being cut down sent to journalists (The Journal)
• Carrauntoohil steel cross re-erected one week after felling (Irish Times)