DOCUMENTS OF IRELAND University College Cork		Table of Contents Monuments: A Monuments: A Aberlady Aberlemno no. 2 Aberlemno no. 2 Aberlemno no. 2 Aberlemno no. 3 Addingham Addingham Addingham Addingham Addingham Ahenny Ahenny. North Cross. East Face. Ahenny. North Cross. East Face. Base Detail. Close up. Ahenny. North Cross. North Side. Detail of Base. Ahenny. North Cross. South Side. Detail Base. Ahenny. North Cross. West Face. Ahenny. North Cross. West Face. Base Detail. Aldborough Aldborough Aldborough Aldborough Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft. Arboe: East face of Cross. Detail of Shaft. Arboe: North face of Cross. Detail of Shaft Arboe: South face of Cross. Detail of Shaft Arboe: West face of Cross. Detail of Shaft Arboe. "Old Cross of Ardboe". Arboe. "Old Cross of Ardboe". Detail Cross Shaft. West Face. Ardchattan Ardross Armagh. Composite Cross. North Side. Lower fragment. N3 Panel details. Saints Paul and Anthony break bread in the desert. Armagh. Composite Cross. South Side. Lower and Upper fragments. ( Also known as The Market Cross) Armagh. Cross Fragment Auckland St Andrews Auckland St Andrews Auckland St Andrews Auckland St Andrews Auckland St Andrews Auckland St Andrews Auckland St Andrews Avebury Aycliffe Aycliffe Monuments: B
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Monuments: A

1. Arboe: North face of Cross. Detail of Shaft

	RecordAuthor	Orla Murphy
	ISODate	2002-04-16
	Date	16 April 2002
	PictureCredit	Jane Hawkes
	County	Tyrone
	Townland	Arboe
	OSMapRef	H-965.756
	Area	Ireland
	GeneralContext	Sandstone Cross. Situated in west of Churchyard, in Arboe, west of Lough Neagh.
	GeneralContext	The Cross is carved from 4 blocks of red sandstone. It measures 5.7 m high, and 1.07 m at the arms. The shaft is 58 cm wide and 36 cm thick. The base has two steps.
	GeneralContext	East face. Shaft. E1 Adam and Eve knowing their nakedness. Old Testament . Book of Genesis.
	GeneralContext	E2 The Sacrifice of Isaac. Old Testament. Book of Genesis 22.7.
	GeneralContext	E3 Daniel in the lion's den. (2 flanking lions). Old Testament. Book of Daniel
	GeneralContext	E4 The 3 children in the fiery furnace. Old Testament. Book of Daniel.
	GeneralContext	E5 Projecting rectangular panel with fret pattern and spiral bosses.
	GeneralContext	HEAD
	GeneralContext	E6 The Second Coming of Christ - flanked on both sides by the bust of an angel. New Testament. Book of Revelation.
	Centre	The Last Judgement. New Testament. Book of Revelation.
	GeneralContext	South Side: Shaft.
	GeneralContext	S1 Cain slays Abel. 2 figures Abel standing. Old Testament. Book of Genesis.
	GeneralContext	S2 David slays the lion. Type 1 David on lion's back. Old Testament. 1 Samuel 17.34
	GeneralContext	S3 David meets/kills Goliath. Old Testament. Old Testament 1 Samuel 17.49.
	GeneralContext	S4 Saints Paul and Anthony breaking bread. Hagiography.
	GeneralContext	Head.
	GeneralContext	S5 Interlocked bosses
	GeneralContext	S6 upright rectangular panel
	GeneralContext	End of arm unidentified figure. ?angel.
	GeneralContext	West face. Shaft.
	GeneralContext	W1 Adoration of Magi. Type 1 Magi around the Blessed Virgin Mary. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	W2 Marriage feast of Cana. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	W3 Multiplication of the loaves and fishes. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	W4 Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	Head.
	GeneralContext	W5 box with round bosses, surrounded by roll moulding and pelleting
	GeneralContext	W6 Mocking of Christ (Ecce Rex Iudeorum).
	GeneralContext	Centre. Crucifixion.
	GeneralContext	North Side Shaft.
	GeneralContext	N1 Baptism of Christ. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	N2 Jesus before the Doctors of the Law. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	N3 Massacre of Innocents. New Testament
	GeneralContext	N4 The annunciation to the shepherds.
	GeneralContext	Head. N5 and N6. No representational figs. End of cross arm, unidentified figures , very weathered/worn.
	GeneralDescription	Further detail of north face of the sandstone cross at Arboe. These panels N2, and N3 depict:
	GeneralDescription	N2 Jesus before the Doctors of the law. New Testament. Jesus is the small figure seated frontally with two taller figures on either side of him.
	GeneralDescription	N3 Massacre of the innocents. New Testament. Two tall figures, ? soldiers, hold a child upside down between them. (holding it by the legs). The baby's arms fall into a semicircle above its head.
	North	Further detail of north face of the sandstone cross at Arboe. These panels N2, and N3 depict:
	North	N2 Jesus before the Doctors of the law. New Testament. Jesus is the small figure seated frontally with two taller figures on either side of him.
	North	N3 Massacre of the innocents. New Testament. Two tall figures, ? soldiers, hold a child upside down between them. (holding it by the legs). The baby's arms fall into a semicircle above its head.

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