Knockroe Passage Tombs Spirals Symbols Spirals; opening/closing The Sun Ring; common to all or most Celtic Crosses Bosses on each arm of cross;

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6 reproductions from early 20thc.2 from Ahenny. Co Tipp

Knockroe Passage Tombs

Spirals

Symbols

Spirals; opening/closing

The Sun Ring; common to all or most Celtic Crosses

Bosses on each arm of cross; Seasons

Forces of Evil; Serpents, Lizards etc

Central Boss; Christ

Christ Figure; Clothed / Triumphant / Resurrected

Scriptural Crosses; Scenes from Old or New Testament

Patterns

1 1

2

3

4

From; Sun & Cross. Jakob Streit

Ossary Crosses. Typical Motifs

1-geometric shapes

The Seven Bishops or Christ with Apostles

OPW Photo

Ossary Crosses. Typical Motifs

33-The animal kingdom

Adam & Eve in Paradise

OPW Photo

Kilree

Cross

a- The bare Winter sun at bottom.

b- The Spring sun, unfolding spirals.

c- Summer sun, expanding powerfully in the spiral.

d- Autumnal equinox, reversing in the spiral

From; Sun & Cross by Jacob Streit

Memorial Cross

To Niall Caille.

High King.

Photo; Sli 5 Tour Guide

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Drowned trying to rescue a companion at Callan fordWashed up later on river bank nearby. 844 AD

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There are three crosses here. The third has a long shaftl with very short cross arms.

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The seat of the Ossary Kings was located in this area. Early monasteries fo Ahenny,Kilamery and Kilkieran were nearby,under the king's protection. Crosses were normally located at entrance to sacred enclosure. All other traces of monastery have vanished. Timber framed structures of clay and wattle.

Ahenny

South Cross.

West Face

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Panel at base: various animals; wolves,horses,sheep,cattle.

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Nth Cross. Early 9th cAhenny founded by St Crispin.Seven bishops robbed & murdered by brigands when returning from pilgrimage to Rome. Each carried abag of sand which was probably misteken for gold. Note staffs/bacall indicating pilfrim/bishop. Capstone in form of bishops' mitre is unusual.Design thought to be based on earlier wood-metal encased crosses or all wood.

Killamery Cross

East Face

Kilamery

Cross

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Capstone of usual type; represents a chapel.Note intertwining serpents on crossarms. 'Flattened lizard' at top panel.

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Monastery of St Gobain Fionn 7th to 10th c.A brooch found here which is now in Nat Museum

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Sli 5 Tour Guide, states these are 6th c date??. The Ballogan Cross is probably much later.

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Base of Akylthawn cross is modern!Ballyogan Cross. Panels: crucifiction, Sacrifice of abraham, Aaron with moses, David playing his bow-harp before Saul. Granite cross.

St Mullins.

Co Carlow

OPW Photo

Ullard Church

OPW Photo

Tibberaghny

Pillar Stone

Jerpoint Abbey. Crucifix

Modern Reproductions

Famine Memorial Quebec, Canada.Fabricated; Kellymount Quarries, Paulstown. Sculptor; Aileen Brannigan


Clonmacnoise.

Cross of the Scriptures

OPW Photo


Famine Memorial. Portland Oregon USA. Modelled on Cross of the Scriptures Clonmacnoise. Sculptor; S. McGlone, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal

Finis

End of Part I

Documents

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