Kilnasaggart cross, 8th century. Artist: Unknown

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Kilnasaggart cross, an inscribed pillar. This is the oldest datable Christian monument in Ireland. One one side it bears ten crosses, each inscribed in a circle in relief, and on the other is a barely legible inscription in Irish. It reads that Ternonc, son of Ceran commerated this place under the patronage of Peter the Apostle, 8th century.

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Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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