Clonmacnoise Monastic Site

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Betrayal and, above, the Crucifixion. On the east face, below, King Dermot is depicted helping St Ciaran to lay the cornerpost of the church; above this are a number of unidentified figures, and above these again the Last Judgment. On the south face are a bishop and David with his Harp. On the north face are another bishop, a man with Pan pipes and a falconer. On the base of the cross can be seen a hunting scene with horsemen, chariots and various animals. To the north of this cross is a cross fragment with figures and ornamental patterns. To the south of it a third high cross (ninth century) has a Crucifixion on the west face and panels containing intertwined animals and plants.

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ornamented, are well preserved; the designs on the capitals of the choir arch are particularly intricate.

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two other saints above the north doorway. The sacristy dates from the 16th C.