Irish Round Tower, (sculpture).

Irish Round Tower, (sculpture).

Cuddahy, Patrick, sculptor.

Irish Round Tower, (sculpture).

Approx. H. 60 ft. x Diam. 31 ft.

A tall, round tower of granite blocks set with mortar, capped by a conical roof of granite. There are windows and slits in the tower wall, and a door at ground level.

Ethnic -- Irish

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Milford

Administered by Catholic Diocese of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Located St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, State Route 85, Cedar Street, Milford, Massachusetts

Tower is said to be an exact replica of Glendalough Tower in Ireland. For related information see Milford Journal, April 7, 1908 and Milford Daily News June 11, 1977; also Federal Writer's Project, Works Progress Administration publication, "The WPA Guide to Massachusetts," New York: Pantheon Books, 1983, pg. 438. Patrick Cuddahy discovered Milford's granite and opened the first quarry in Milford. For further information see the Massachusetts Historical Commissions's Form C - Monument survey, June 1976.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.

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