Balrath Cross, Co Meath, Ireland
The Pietà and inscription asking for a prayer for the soul of John Broin
The west face has a crucifixion
One of the carved arms on the 16th century cross
Category Archives: Early Christian Ireland
Early Christian and Medieval Ireland, a selection of Christian sites – High Crosses, Carved Stones, Round Towers, Ancient Abbeys, Friaries and Churches. Also Castles
Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
11th Century (West Church) and 15th Century (East Church with arched window
11th Century lintel doorway with huge granite slabs
Kilnasaggart pillar stone revisited
Kilnasaggart pillar stone, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Drumcliff High Cross
Drumcliff High Cross, Co Sligo, Ireland
West face of the 9th-10th-century high cross at Drumcliff
Drumcliff High Cross with the shaft of another high cross and ruin of the round tower in the background
Boa Island Janus Statue revisited
West face of the Janus statue in Caldragh graveyard
Caldragh graveyard, Boa Island, Co Fermanagh, Northen Ireland
East face of the Janus statue on Boa Island
Tullyhogue Fort
Tullyhogue Fort, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Tullyhogue Fort is the ancient ceremonial site where chieftains of the O’Neill dynasty of Tyrone were inaugurated as Kings on Leac na Rí (the Stone of Kings)
The structure was not for defence but for ceremonial purposes
A double bank surrounds the central enclosure
Leac na Rí – the Stone of Kings stood in this circular enclosure before it was destroyed by English forces in the early 1600s
Killadeas Ancient Stones
Killadeas – The Bishop’s Stone
Killadeas – Standing Stone
Killadeas – Cross anb Cupmarked Slab
Killadeas – Holed Stone
Inishmacsaint High Cross
Inishmacsaint High Cross – unknown date, possibly 12th century
Small window in the ruined church beside the cross
A monastery was founded by St Ninnid in the 6th century here
Inishmacsaint Island, Lower Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Moneygashel Cashel
The track leading to Moneygashel stone fort
Moneygashel Cashel, Co Cavan, Ireland
The entrance to the cashel
Inside the cashel with a view to the south
The building attached to the wall of Moneygashel Stone Fort
St Mura’s Cross
Fahan Cross Slab aka St. Mura’s Cross, Co Donegal, Ireland
The small cross slab embedded into the wall of the graveyard at Fanhan