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St. Martin’s cross was carved from a single slab of gray epidorite in the mid to late eighth 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 y

Enniskillen occupies an island between Upper and Lower Lough Erne.  Also named Inis Ceithleann after the wife of a chieftain, Balor of the Mighty Blows.  The river system of the Erne at one time was a major highway for goods and transportation.  The highl

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

This design was taken from a cross found beside the ancient ruins of the church in the little village of Muthill.  The square tower and double row of wonderful arches are all the remains of the old church.  The cross has no name, but as the Drummond Castl

According to Celtic spirituality, God is found in all things, not only in the human heart, but also in all of God’s creations.  This is seen very clearly in their visual arts such as the Book of Kells with its entwined animals.  For the people of the Brit

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

In a remote spot by the River Shannon the monastery Clonmacnois, was founded in 545 AD by St. Ciaran, on a fertile meadow surrounded by a bob. The name means “the meadow of the son of Nos”. It could be reached only by river along a ridge known as the Pilg

In Celtic Christianity, 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 simil

Half a mile south of Ferbane, Ireland is the site of a 5th century priory with a collection of 8th to 11th century grave slabs preserved in the modern priory.  Close by the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, bounds the western edge of Co. Offaly

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 i

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

Low on 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 and animates the dead stone.  The cross as a symbol of death is c

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 know simpl

St. Canice’s cathedral in Kilkenny Town remains one of the finest in Ireland.  It was built in 1280 on the site of the original monastery.  The tall round tower still remains and for a small fee, a visitor can climb to the top.  The monks built the tower

The Lorn Cross design was found in a church yard in a village in the district of Lorn, Scotland.  The knotwork running the length of the cross is endless.  It symbolizes the eternal theme – the alpha and Omega – beginning and end in the eternal circle, th

Skibbereen is a thriving market town, regarded as the capital of the area known as The Carberies.  Situated on the River Ilen, it was founded after Algerian pirates sacked the neighboring port of Baltimore in 1631 carrying off 200 inhabitants into slavery

At six feet high, this 9th century cross is one of the smallest of the Irish High Crosses, some of which are 20 to 22 feet high.

All sides of the Duleek Cross are decorated, with figure sculpture on the west face.
We have chosen to present the east face,

The Muthill Cross was founding the yard of ancient and beautiful ruins of the old church in the small village of Muthill, Scotland.  The interlacing which fills the panels of the cross is endless, and thus cannot be untied.  It represents everlasting life

This striking cross is from Roscrea, which is one of Ireland’s oldest and most historic towns.  The monk St. Cronan founded a monastic settlement here in the 6th century.  The west façade of the 12th century St. Cronan’s Abbey still stands beside the Dubl

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 pleasant walks.  The waterways were once the ‘hi

This orignal granite Castledermot Cross is found in the Church of Ireland churchyard in the town of Castledermot, Ireland. The church goes back to the 12th and 13th centuries; beside the church stands a Round Tower. The 10 foot tall cross was probably ere

In an old graveyard of Moen Cholum Cille, site of and 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 depicted on

The perfect wedding gift! 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 massi

This ringless cross of Carndonough, was traditionally regarded as on of the earliest cross because of the simple incised technique of carving and the broad ribbon interlace.  A later date, sometime in the 9th century, is now preferred.  The east face has