3. DEATH OF HENRY ARTHUR HERBERT

-Henry Arthur Herbert, the man responsible for the building of the present Muckross House, died in February 1866. He was buried in nearby Killegy graveyard overlooking the Muckross Estate.

Shortly after, his principal tenants erected a large Celtic cross in his memory. Overlooking the Muckross Estate, the cross was designed by the Cork architect William Atkins. A second Celtic cross was erected by Henry’s wife Mary close to the church on the nearby village green.