Broughanlea Cross

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Broughanlea Cross, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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There is a carving of a crosier and a tau cross on it

Armoy Round Tower

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Armoy Round Tower, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monastery was originally founded in 460 by Saint Olcán

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Armoy Round Tower and St. Patrick Church of Ireland

Kilnasaggart pillar stone

Kilnasaggart pillar stone (Cross inscribed stone)

kilnasaggart stone pillar

The inscription ‘This place, bequeathed by Temoc, son of Ceran Bic, under the patronage of Peter, the Apostle.’

Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone

13 crosses are inscribed on the stone

Struell Holy Wells

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Holy Wells, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The circular Drinking Well

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The Eye Well

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath House – the back of it is the women’s changing room

Struell Holy Wells
Struell Wells – The Men’s Bath house

Struell Holy Wells
The Men’s and Women’s Bath Houses

Struell Holy Wells
The Women’s Bath House in the foreground with the Men’s Bath House behind

Struell Holy Wells
Inside the Women’s Bath House

Inch Abbey

Inch Abbey

Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian monastery in 1177 on the site of an earlier Celtic monastic settlement

Inch Abbey Cistercian monastery ruin

Inch Abbey, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Clonduff old church

Clonduff old church

Clonduff old church with the Mournes Mountains in the background

Clonduff old church

Clonduff cross, Co Down, Northern Ireland. An old cross (headstone?) in the ruins

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells

Cooey's Wells

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Altar, Ards Peninsula, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Cooey's Wells

Cooey's Wells

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Wash Well and Eye Well

Cooey's Wells

St. Cooey’s Holy Wells – Drink Well

Cooey's Wells

Killeavy old churches

Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century (West Church) and 15th Century (East Church with arched window)

Killeavy old churches
Killeavy churches, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. 11th Century church ruins with huge granite slabs forming the lintel doorway

Killeavy old churches
St. Moninna’s grave at Killeavy churches. On this site St. Moninna founded a monastery for nuns in 517

Donagh High Cross

aka Carndonagh High Cross aka St. Patrick’s High Cross

Donagh High Cross

Carndonagh, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland

Carndonagh High Cross

The back of the Donagh High Cross

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The carved pillar on the left side of the cross

Carndonagh carved stone 2

The back of the carved pillar on the right side of the cross

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The carved pillar on the right side of the cross
The Marigold Stone, in the graveyard beside the cross

Marigold Stone, Carndonagh

West face of the Marigold Stone

Marigold Stone, Carndonagh

East face of the Marigold Stone

Skerry Church

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The ruins of Skerry Church, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, with Slemish Mountain in the background

Skerry Church 2

Skerry Church
The gate to Skerry old church

Antrim Round Tower

Antrim Round Tower
Antrim Round Tower, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Antrim Round Tower
The tower was built around the 10th century – part of an ancient monastic site at Antrim

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Nendrum Monastic Site

Nendrum monastic site

Nendrum Monastic Site, Down, Northern Ireland

Nendrum monastic site

Nendrum Monastic Site on Mahee Island, founded by St Machaoi in the 5th Century

Nendrum monastic site

The remains of the round tower at Nendrum Monastic Site

Nendrum monastic site

The church ruin at Nendrum Monastic Site with the reconstructed sun-dial

Old Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey

Old Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth, Ireland

Mellifont Abbey

A 12th-century Cistercian monastery founded by St Malachy of Armagh

Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey

The remains of the cloister

Old Mellifont Abbey

Octagonal Lavabo which once housed a central fountain for hand washing

Mellifont Abbey

The Lavabo once housed a central fountain for hand washing

Mellifont Abbey

The ruin of a small church on the hill by beside the abbey

Mellifont Abbey

Muckross Abbey (Friary) ruins

Muckross Friary

Muckross Friary, Killarney National Park, Co Kerry, Ireland

Muckross Friary

The Franciscan friary of Irrelagh (Muckross Friary) was founded in 1448

Muckross Friary

Vaulted cloister with an arcade of arches

 

Muckross Friary

Muckross Friary

Muckross Friary

Ancient yew tree at Muckross Friary

Muckross Friary

Muckross Friary

Gallarus Oratory

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

Banagher old church

Banagher Old Church

The ruin of Banagher old church, thought to date to the 11th century, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland.

Banagher Old Church, Cross

The Termon Cross at Banagher old church

Banagher Old Church, Bullaun Stone

The Bullaun Stone at Banagher old church

Banagher Old Church, Bullaun Stone

Banagher Old Church

The tomb of St Muriedhach O’Heney at Banagher old church

Banagher Old Church, door

Lintelled doorway

Banagher Old Church, window

Inner south window at Banagher old church

Banagher Old Church, window

Decorated south window at Banagher old church

Clogher High Crosses

Clogher High Crosses

The Two Clogher High Crosses at St. Macartan’s, Clogher, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Clogher High Crosses

Clogher High Crosses

Clogher High Crosses

Clogher High Crosses

In a field behind the back of St. Macartan’s Cathederal is Clogher Hillfort.

Errigal Keerogue Cross

Errigal Keeroge Cross
Errigal Keerogue Cross, Augher, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Errigal Keeroge Cross

Errigal Keeroge Cross
The ancient stone cross can be found in the graveyard beside the ruins of St Kieron’s Church.

Errigal Keeroge