Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog
Ray High Cross
Ray High cross
Subcircular stone with perforation and two mill stones
Raymunterdoney (Ray) old church, Co Donegal, Ireland
Ray Standing Stone in the North East corner of the graveyard
Bullaun Stone in Ray Graveyard
Ray old church with bullaun stone forefront and standing stone background
Killiney Stone Cross, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland
Crude High Cross just short of 3 meters high
Kells Round Tower, Kells, Co Meath, Ireland
Kells High Cross and Round Tower
Kells High Cross
Kells Bell Tower
Kells Bell Tower entrance carvings
Castlekeeran – Three High Crosses, Ogham Stone and Cross Slab
The West Cross
The South Cross
The North Cross
The Ogham Stone
The Cross Slab
The Ogham Stone inscription reads COVAGNI MAQI MUCOLI LUGINI, translated as “Cuana son of the people of Luigni” (Wikipedia)
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
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
Kells (Ceanannas Mór) monastery was founded in 554AD by St Columba (St Colmcille).
Kells High Cross – The East Cross, east face
Kells High Cross and Round Tower
Kells Round Tower, 10th century
Kells High Cross – The South Cross aka Cross of Patrick and Columba
Kells High Cross – The West Cross, west face
9th century Kells High Cross – The Market Cross, west face.
Kells High Cross – The Market Cross, east face
Kells High Cross – the base of the Market Cross
Spire doorway. Kells Monastic Site, Co Meath, Ireland
Kilfenora, the West Cross
The North High Cross
The west face of the Doorty Cross
The east face of the Doorty Cross
High Cross shaft fragment
Bishops Head above the entrance
Kilfenora Cathedral, The Burren, Co Clare Ireland
Ray High Cross, Co Donegal, Ireland
aka St Colm Cille’s Cross
Castledermot Round Tower and High Crosses, Co Kildare, Ireland
Castledermot Round Tower and Romanesque arch of earlier church (reconstructed)
South High Cross, West face
South High Cross, East face
North High Cross, East face
North High Cross, West face
Holed cross stone (the swearing stone) – very weathered
Viking Hog-back stone with weathered diamond pattern on one side and crosses on the other
Medieval millstone in the graveyard
Moone High Cross, Co Kildare, Ireland
The ruins of Moone Abbey
St Mary’s Abbey, Duleek, Co Meath, Ireland
Parts of the ruin date from the 13th century
Bishop of Meath 1679-1688 effigy slab
17th century decorated tomb
15th century bell-tower
The tower shows an imprint of a round tower
The head and base of a 10th century High Cross (The south cross)
The north High Cross
Tullaghan High Cross (east face) in the village of Tullaghan, Co Leitrim, Ireland
The west face of the 9th-10th century medieval stone cross which was discovered on the shore of Donegal Bay in 1778 – it is thought to be part of a long lost monastery
South Cross, Temple Dowling and Temple Hurpan, Clonmacnoise monastic settlement, Co Offaly, Ireland
Cross of the Scriptures (replica) and Cathedral, c.900, Clonmacnoise monastic settlement
Round Tower, Clonmacnoise monastic settlement
The North Cross (replica), Temple Connor, Romanesque church and round tower, Clonmacnoise monastic settlement
South Cross and Temple Dowling, Clonmacnoise monastic settlement
12th century Romanesque church and round tower, Clonmacnoise monastic settlement
Saints Dominic, Patrick and Francis above the north door of the cathedral
Dromiskin Round Tower, High Cross and church ruin, Co. Louth, Ireland
Dromiskin Round Tower
Dromiskin Round Tower and 10C High Cross
Dromiskin graveyard headstone – carved crucifixion figure
Drumcliff: Round Tower, High Cross, St Columba’s church and WB Yeats grave
Drumcliff Round Tower, Co. Sligo, Ireland (10th-century)
There is a megalithic tomb a short distance from the round tower across the Drumcliff River called Coolbeg Wedge Tomb
East face of the 9th-10th-century high cross
West face of the 9th-10th-century high cross at Drumcliff
St Columba’s, Drumcliff – burial place of WB Yeats
Doors of St Columba’s Church emblazoned with bronze swans
The grave of WB Yeats at Drumcliff
The grave of William Butler Yeats with Benbulben Mountain in the background
Bronze and stone sculpture featuring the words of WB Yeats by sculptor Jackie McKenna.
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
W B Yeats
Near the graveyard at St Columba’s, Drumcliff, Sligo, Ireland, the burial place of Yeats.
The Round Tower at Monasterboice, Co Louth, Ireland
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The east face
The Tall Cross or West Cross – The west face
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face and round tower
Muiredach’s High Cross – The east face
The North Cross – The east face with round tower
The North Cross – The east face and sundial
The North Cross – The west face
The 4 meter High Cross, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The ruins are of a 17 century church with a lintel from the earlier 12 century church
Clonca (Cloncha) High Cross
One of two Carrowmore High Crosses, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
The other Carrowmore High Cross which is just across the road
Cooley High Cross, Moville, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland
In the graveyard beside the cross is the Skull House
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.
