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Brandon Hill Cross

josip · 2020-08-31 12:44:57

I remember it when it was first put up (1984) because we could see the light from our house. Does anyone know for how many years it worked and was it just at Christmas time it was lit? Was it car batteries or similar on a timer that powered it? I was up there recently for the first time in 30 years and it's now a rusty…

31-08-2020 12:44pm

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I remember it when it was first put up (1984) because we could see the light from our house.
Does anyone know for how many years it worked and was it just at Christmas time it was lit?
Was it car batteries or similar on a timer that powered it?

I was up there recently for the first time in 30 years and it's now a rusty eyesore.

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#2 02-09-2020 10:08pm

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its lit up every Christmas and easter run by generator there's committee in graiguenamanagh that organise it

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#3 04-09-2020 4:46am

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Be better if the removed it from the mountain, there's a weird obsession with crosses mountains in the country. People can't seem to just enjoy the natural beauty

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#4 04-09-2020 4:49am

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Cabaal wrote:

Be better if the removed it from the mountain, there's a weird obsession with crosses mountains in the country. People can't seem to just enjoy the natural beauty

Tis a part of our history though, and should preserve it, it can sometimes give people hope also

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