This pillar was designed by Henry Aaron Baker Esq. architect was executed by Mr. Joseph Beck stone cutter Mr. Owen Mc Cabe head mason Mr. Bartle Reilly overseer Anno 1791

The entry for this structure in the NIAH (Ireland's National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) is below, but more detailed information as to the spire's historical background and geological and political significance is to be found at the Kells Tourism Forum and still more in the Kells Wikipedia entry:http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=ME&regno=14401601http://kellstourismforum.com/kells/spire.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells,_County_Meath