Carved with the symbols ‘Chi’ and ‘Rho’, the first two letters of the name ‘Christ’ in Greek
Drumaqueran Chi-Rho Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Cranfield Old Church
Ruins of Cranfield Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. 13th century church at Lough Neagh. St Olcan is said to be buried here
Cranfield Church with old wooden cross
Holy Well at Cranfield Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Old wooden cross Cranfield Church
Bonamargy friary
Bonamargy friary – contre-jour, Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. Built by Rory MacQuillan in 1500
The ruin of Bonamargy friary with the holed cross
Bonamargy holed cross, said to mark the grave of Julia McQuillan, the black nun who lived there in the 17th century
The ruin of Bonamargy friary and the graveyard
Broughanlea Cross
Broughanlea Cross, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
There is a carving of a crosier and a tau cross on it
Armoy Round Tower
Armoy Round Tower, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monastery was originally founded in 460 by Saint Olcán
Armoy Round Tower and St. Patrick Church of Ireland
Timoleague Abbey
Timoleague Abbey, Co Cork, Ireland
Wart Well
Wooden cross in abbey
Kilnasaggart pillar stone
Kilnasaggart pillar stone (Cross inscribed stone)
The inscription ‘This place, bequeathed by Temoc, son of Ceran Bic, under the patronage of Peter, the Apostle.’
13 crosses are inscribed on the stone
Struell Holy Wells
Struell Holy Wells, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Struell Wells – The circular Drinking Well
Struell Wells – The Eye Well
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath House – the back of it is the women’s changing room
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath house
The Men’s and Women’s Bath Houses
The Women’s Bath House in the foreground with the Men’s Bath House behind
Inside the Women’s Bath House
Inch Abbey
Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian monastery in 1177 on the site of an earlier Celtic monastic settlement
Inch Abbey, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Clonduff old church
Clonduff old church with the Mournes Mountains in the background
Clonduff cross, Co Down, Northern Ireland. An old cross (headstone?) in the ruins
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Altar, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Wash Well and Eye Well
St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Drink Well
Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century (West Church) and 15th Century (East Church with arched window)
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century church ruins with huge granite slabs forming the lintel doorway
St. Moninna’s grave at Killeavy churches. On this site St. Moninna founded a monastery for nuns in 517
Cooley Cross and Skull House
Cooley High Cross, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
In the graveyard beside the cross is the Skull House
Donagh High Cross
aka Carndonagh High Cross aka St. Patrick’s High Cross
Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The back of the Donagh High Cross
The carved pillar on the left side of the cross
The back of the carved pillar on the right side of the cross
The carved pillar on the right side of the cross
The Marigold Stone, in the graveyard beside the cross
West face of the Marigold Stone
East face of the Marigold Stone
Skerry Church
The ruins of Skerry Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, with Slemish Mountain in the background
The gate to Skerry old church
Antrim Round Tower
Antrim Round Tower, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The tower was built around the 10th century – part of an ancient monastic site at Antrim
Nendrum Monastic Site
Nendrum Monastic Site, Down, Northern Ireland
Nendrum Monastic Site on Mahee Island, founded by St Machaoi in the 5th Century
The remains of the round tower at Nendrum Monastic Site
The church ruin at Nendrum Monastic Site with the reconstructed sun-dial
Old Mellifont Abbey
Old Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth, Ireland
A 12th-century Cistercian monastery founded by St Malachy of Armagh
The remains of the cloister
Octagonal Lavabo which once housed a central fountain for hand washing
The Lavabo once housed a central fountain for hand washing
The ruin of a small church on the hill by beside the abbey
Muckross Abbey (Friary) ruins
Muckross Friary, Killarney National Park, Co Kerry, Ireland
The Franciscan friary of Irrelagh (Muckross Friary) was founded in 1448
Vaulted cloister with an arcade of arches
Ancient yew tree at Muckross Friary
Gallarus Oratory
Gallarus Oratory, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland. Various dates for construction (6th to 12th century) and use (church, pilgrim’s shelter, burial place) have been given
Kilmalkedar Church
12th century romanesque Kilmalkedar Church, Ogham stone and ancient cross Co Kerry, Ireland
Banagher old church
The ruin of Banagher old church, thought to date to the 11th century, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland.
The Termon Cross at Banagher old church
The Bullaun Stone at Banagher old church
The tomb of St Muriedhach O’Heney at Banagher old church
Lintelled doorway
Inner south window at Banagher old church
Decorated south window at Banagher old church
Clogher High Crosses
The Two Clogher High Crosses at St. Macartan’s, Clogher, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
In a field behind the back of St. Macartan’s Cathederal is Clogher Hillfort.
Errigal Keerogue Cross
Errigal Keerogue Cross, Augher, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The ancient stone cross can be found in the graveyard beside the ruins of St Kieron’s Church.
