Nurney Cross

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Nurney Cross
Native name
Irish: Cros na hUrnaí

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The second, more recent cross at Nurney.
Location Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland
Coordinates 52°45′06″N6°54′44″W / 52.7518°N 6.9123°W / 52.7518; -6.9123 Coordinates: 52°45′06″N6°54′44″W / 52.7518°N 6.9123°W / 52.7518; -6.9123
Built 5th/6th century
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Location of Nurney Cross in Ireland

Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross.

Nurney, County Carlow Town in Leinster, Ireland

Nurney is a village in County Carlow, Ireland.

County Carlow County in the Republic of Ireland

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The site was a monastic site founded by Abbán in the 5th century AD and the cross is believed to date from that time. [1]

Abbán saint

Abbán moccu Corbmaic, also Eibbán or Moabba, is a saint in Irish tradition. He was associated, first and foremost, with Mag Arnaide and with Cell Abbáin. His cult was, however, also connected to other churches elsewhere in Ireland, notably that of his alleged sister Gobnait.

Description

The cross is a circle-headed cross embedded in the ground near St. John's Church of Ireland, Nurney. [2]

A second cross nearby stands 1.7 metres (5.6 ft) high and is about 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) wide at the arms and 30 centimetres (0.98 ft) thick. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Undecorated Crosses". Irish High Crosses. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nurney Cross, County Carlow". Megalithomania. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nurney Cross". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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