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St. Martin's Cross was carved from a single slab of grey epidorite in the mid to late eigth century. The most perfect of the surviving crosses on Iona, it stands in its original position where the monks of the island monastery placed it twelve hundred yea

Although the original of this cross is located among the ruins of the Monasterboice monastery, we have chosen to name it after the neighboring Mellifont Abbey.
Mellifont was the first Cistercian monastery to be established in Ireland. It was completed in

This cross design was taken from the carved reverse side of the cross-slab from Ulbster.
The design is made up of triangular knotwork and is endless.
The eternal theme - the alpha and omega - the beginning and end in the eternal circle is the very essen

The shamrock, or in Irish, Seamrog, is considered a good luck symbol in Ireland since early times. It is also the national emblem of Ireland because according to legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock to represent the Holy Trinity. The knotwork running a

In an old graveyard of Moen Cholum Cille, site of an early Columban monastery, is perhaps the most striking of all Irish high Crosses.

The cross at Moone is 17 feet high, thus making it the second tallest High Cross in the country.

The animals depic

The god Midir of Bri Leith, (mound west of Ardagh in Co. Longford) claims that Etain in her former existence was his wife, but that she has been separated from him by the magic of a jealous rival. When Etain in her later existence becomes the wife of Eoch

Clonmacnoise South Cross
Co. Offaly, Ireland

Measures 12.25" x 5.5"

In a remote spot by the River Shannon, the monastery Clonmacnoise was founded in 545 AD by St. Ciaran, on the fertile meadow surrounded by a bob.
The name means "the meadow of the son o

Islay Cross
Scotland

Measures 14x5”

According to Celtic spirituality, God is found in all things, not only in the human heart, but also in all of Gods creations.

This is seen very clearly in their visual arts, such as the Book of Kells, with it’

In Celtic Christiantiy, God is seen in every facet of life and nature. All is sacred, trees, animals, hills and springs alike.
This viewpoint can be seen in the intertwined animals in their visual arts, such as the Book of Kells.
The Bealin Cross has s

Reproduction of a Celtic Cross from County Ottaly, Ireland. 950 A.D. The four faces are placed at the four directional tips of the cross and a swirling pattern joins them.

Our wall hanging reproduction is made from resin and crushed stone, antique fini

The people of County Cavan have a saying" there is a lake in the county for every day of the year.
The area around the small village of Killashandra is a pleasure ground for boating and anglers as well as long walks. The waterways were once the "highway

Ahenny Cross
North Cross, East Face
Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Low in the stem of the North Cross at Ahenny, a geometric motif is found in three rows on top of each other. Within the ring, an interwoven web emerges from the sun symbol and weaves through to a

Lorn Cross
Lochgilphead, Scotland

Measures 6x4.5”

The Lorn Cross design was found in a church yard in a village in the distric of Lorn, Scotland.

The Knotwork running the length of the cross is endless. It symbolizes the eternal theme, the alpha

The Muthill Cross is found in the grassy ancient ruins of the old church in the small village of Muthill in Scotland.

The panels of interwoven, flowing and continuous Celtic knotwork represent the interconnectedness of life, things without beginnings a

This striking cross is a replica from Roscrea, which is one of Ireland's oldest and most historic towns. The dominant design on this cross is the spiral; representing the continuous cycle of expansion and contraction of energies found in nature and the qu

This ringless cross of Carndonough, was traditionally regarded as one of the earliest crosses because of the simple incised technique of carving and the broad ribbon interlaced (the design from a later date, sometime in the 9th century, is now more well k

Drummond Cross
Muthill, Scotland

This design was taken from a cross found beside the ancient ruins of the church in the little villafe of Muthill. The square tower and double row of wonderful arches are all that remains of the old church.
The cross h

St. Canice Cross
Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

Measures 10.5 x 4.75”

St. Canice’s cathedral in Kilkenny Town remains one of the finest in Ireland. It was bult in 1280 on the site of the original monastery.

The tall round tower still remains and you can

Skibbereen Cross
Co. Cork, Ireland

Measures 9.75 x 4”

Skibereen is a thriving market town, reguarded as the capital of the area known as the Caberies.
Situated on the River IIen, it was founded after Algerian pirates sacked the neighboring port of

Castledermot Cross
West Face, Co. Kilkienny, Ireland

Measures 10.5 x 5.5”

The originial granite cross is found in the Church of Ireland’s churchyard, in the town of Castledermot, Ireland. the church dates back to the 12th & 13th centuries.
Beside

Lisburn, on the banks of the River Lagan, was a prosperous and important linen center in the 19th century. Half of the linen output of the province of Ulster came from this area at this time.
Linen weaving was brought to Lisburn by the Huguenots, who fl

Ballymakinny Cross
Monasterboice, Co Louth, Ireland

Measures 6x4”

“May there always be work for your hands to do. May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane. May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain. Mat the hand of a friend always be nea

This cross symbolizes spring, new growth, new beginnings, and new creativity. The knotwork in the center represents the ties that bind a person to the past. Break out of those self imposed ties to a new beginning.
Londenderry at one time was known simply

Once the chief town of the Earls of Desmond, Kilmallock still retains much of its medieval past. It is named after the monastery built here in the 7th century by St. Mocheallog. A large section of its walls, including the massive Blossom Gate, is still in