Alexander MacDonnell

This is probably the most detailed of all the Celtic crosses in Glasnevin cemetery. It was erected “ to the memory of Alexander MacDonnell FRCSI of Ballinlig, in the Glens of Antrim; a man of ancient and honourable lineage and a n accomplished physician whose whole life was devoted to the service of the poor. This monument has been erected by a large number of friends who admired his rare virtues and lamented his early loss. He is buried in Dublin.