. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. gable, high up in thewall, intended to ligbt a sleeping apartment which had been formed inthe roof over the nave. The lintel of this window is a sculptured slab,Avhich may have been a narrow tombstone or the shaft of the is a head of a cross in the nave, as is shown in the accompanyingillustration (see p. 345), and the shaft of another cross, which stands ashort distance east of the cburch (see p. 343). The carvings on the?east face, commencing at tlie top, aic—(1) an interlacing of several PKOCKEDINGS. 345 animals; (2) a gr
. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. gable, high up in thewall, intended to ligbt a sleeping apartment which had been formed inthe roof over the nave. The lintel of this window is a sculptured slab,Avhich may have been a narrow tombstone or the shaft of the is a head of a cross in the nave, as is shown in the accompanyingillustration (see p. 345), and the shaft of another cross, which stands ashort distance east of the cburch (see p. 343). The carvings on the?east face, commencing at tlie top, aic—(1) an interlacing of several PKOCKEDINGS. 345 animals; (2) a grotesque animal; (3) a horse with a diminutive rider,wearing a peaked cowl. Below the animals is a handsome fretwork,and below this, again, is a panel of two grotesque men wrestling, andholding an interlaced cord. A decorated boss alone adorns the westface. The arms are entirely destroyed. The shaft of the cross on the highest point of the island is of muchlater date; it is decorated with lions and foliage, and a long (nearlyillegible) inscription. \. aV
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