Products tagged with celtic wall cross

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

Tobermory is an ancient medieval seaport at the top of the Isle of Mull. Across the channel is Lochaline, the site of a 14th-15th century stone carving school that was associated with the nearby Holy Isle of Iona.

This cross design is of our own inventio

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

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 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

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

Early in the 9th century, Vikings settled the island between the rivers Shannon and Abbey. Over the course of hundreds of years, a city of charm and elegance arose and this settlement eventually became today's historic city of Limerick. Carved in this cro

St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland, landed near Downpatrick at Saul in 432 and was reputedly buried in Downpatrick. Although there were Christian missionaries in Ireland before Patrick's arrival, he was able to convert most of the entire island in 30 years,

The Islandcraft Celtic wood carvings are beautifully hand crafted. The carvings are made by a process known as Intarsia, which is the ancient art of making pictorial mosaics by laying precious and exotic woods onto a solid wood surface. Four different woo

Tralee Cross
Co. Kerry, Ireland

Measures 12x5.5”

The original of the cross deisgns stands in the churchyard of the remains of the Muckross Friary. Tralee is a delightful town nearby to Muckross.
Among the tones of the graveyard are those of the last ki

The High Cross is a replica of the one erected as a WWII memorial in Lochgilphead, Scotland.
This uniquely designed large cross is made of stone/plaster with intricate detail woven throughout its design.


Made in the USA
Cross measures 23" x 6"

Variations of this cross design are founf throughout Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland.

this design is a variation of one of the crosses found in the ruins of the old nunnery at Iona.

St. Columba founded the monastery on Iona in 563, providing the s

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

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

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

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

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

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