. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. berof the Scottish stones at Aberlemno, llossie, East Wemyss, andScoonie. For reliable representation of these I am indebted to BishopBrowne. ON PATRICK^S CROSSES/ 37 Above each horseman is represented a large bird with extendedwings; these birds may symbolise the martyrdom of the central figure,that of the cleric. See, bearing on this suggestion, a paper by Rev. , , Todd Professor, on The Tripartite Chronicle of MarianusScotus, which states:—hie erant Aves. Typus Martyrum. On theshoulders of the central ecclesiastics figu
. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. berof the Scottish stones at Aberlemno, llossie, East Wemyss, andScoonie. For reliable representation of these I am indebted to BishopBrowne. ON PATRICK^S CROSSES/ 37 Above each horseman is represented a large bird with extendedwings; these birds may symbolise the martyrdom of the central figure,that of the cleric. See, bearing on this suggestion, a paper by Rev. , , Todd Professor, on The Tripartite Chronicle of MarianusScotus, which states:—hie erant Aves. Typus Martyrum. On theshoulders of the central ecclesiastics figure are placed two conspicuouscircuhir ornaments, having transverse markings forming the Early EasternCross, with its equal-rayed limbs, which recall our once popular and uni-versally worn Patricks Crosses. The custom of wearing these on theSaints anniversary, in pairs, one on each breast or shoulder, continued inDublin until a few years ago, and has not yet altogether disappeaied fromcountry districts. They were usually made from paper with the aid of. Ornament on Upper Panel at end of the Shrine Corp Naomh. water-colour paints, ribbons, and sometimes shamrocks. I purchasedspecimens in the city in 1897. Being distinctive emblems of Christianteaching-, they might be expected to be the recognised badge of those whopossessed rank in the Celtic churches. Thus, referring again to the stone monuments preserved in Scotland,there is at Invergowrie, on the Firth of Tay, situated within the boundsof the kingdom that belonged to the Southern Picts, a slab, the upperpanel of which has carved on it the figures of three clerics, all of whomare habited in garments corresponding to those worn on the figure nowdescribed on the Corp I^aomh bell shrine, that is, composed of outer coatsor mantles covering tunics descending to the ankles, and also each sup-porting square books similarly held across the middle of their bodies, and 38 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND. the central figure, in
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