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From www.castlebar.ie Photography The historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is where the 'whose-who' of Argentina are buried. There I found a Celtic cross marking the grave of a Fr. Anthony Fahy of Loughrea, Co. Galway, who was born in 1804, arrived in Argentina in 1843 and died in 1871. He established a large number of boy's schools, and was clearly highly regarded. His Celtic cross gravestone was imported from Ireland where it was carved by Earley & Co. This is the same firm mentioned on page 168 of "Through Fagan's Gates" which, in 1919, proposed a carving of "Christ Blessing the Little Children" for the tympanum over the main door of the Church of the Holy Rosary.  Pilar church (18th C) at entrance to Recoleta cemetery  Visiting graves and chatting with friends  Visiting graves and chatting with friends  A surprise Celtic cross  Cross carved by Earley & Co., Dublin © Copyright 2003 by www.castlebar.ie and the author |