Today’s TY Local History walk brought students to The Butts Cross at Butts Green, a small limestone votive cross dating from around 1605–1620 and remounted in 1891.
The name ‘Butts’ comes from the medieval archery ranges where citizens once practised by law — a reminder of Kilkenny’s long civic past. The current pseudo-Celtic design was restored by Kilkenny Corporation in 1891 under Mayor Michael Kennedy, but the base is believed to be part of the original cross, possibly linked to the Fagan family.
A simple yet powerful symbol of how layers of Kilkenny’s history meet in the everyday places we pass.
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