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. Armagh. Composite Cross. North Side. Lower fragment. N3 Panel details. Saints Paul and Anthony break bread in the desert.

	RecordAuthor	Orla Murphy
	ISODate	2002-04-16
	Date	16 April 2002
	PictureCredit	Jane Hawkes
	County	Armagh
	Townland	Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh.
	OSMapRef	H-875.452
	Area	Ireland
	GeneralContext	In the Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh cross fragments are mounted in the north western corner of the nave. At present two fragments of shaft are mounted together. It is argued that the two are not part of the same cross, but here they will be described as they stand. The measurements of the lower fragment are 1.59 m high, width 65 cm and thickness 38 cm. The upper fragment measures 75 cm high.
	GeneralContext	East face
	GeneralContext	Lower fragment
	GeneralContext	E1 Adam and Eve knowing their nakedness. Old Testament. Book of Genesis.
	GeneralContext	E2 Noah's Ark. Old Testament. Book of Genesis.
	GeneralContext	E3 The sacrifice of Isaac. Old Testament.
	GeneralContext	E4 Daniel in the lion's den. Old Testament. Book of Daniel.
	GeneralContext	Upper fragment
	GeneralContext	E5 Christ before the Doctors (?) New Testament
	GeneralContext	E6 The baptism of Christ (?) New Testament
	GeneralContext	South Side
	GeneralContext	Lower Fragment
	GeneralContext	S1 Cain slays Abel. Old Testament. Book of Genesis.
	GeneralContext	S2 David meets/kills Goliath. Old Testament.
	GeneralContext	S3 David slays the lion. Old Testament.
	GeneralContext	S4 too mutilated to identify
	GeneralContext	Upper fragment
	GeneralContext	S5 2 heads at top of panel, unidentified
	GeneralContext	S6 2 animals with their heads to the ground and with arched backs, similar to Cross of Ss. Patrick and Columba at Kells
	GeneralContext	West face
	GeneralContext	Lower fragment
	GeneralContext	W1 The Annunciation to the shepherds. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	W2 The Adoration of the Magi. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	W3 The Baptism of Christ. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	W4 The marriage feast at Cana. New Testament
	GeneralContext	Upper fragment
	GeneralContext	W5 The Second Coming. New Testament. Book of Revelation.
	GeneralContext	North Side
	GeneralContext	Lower fragment
	GeneralContext	N1 The three children in fiery furnace. Old Testament. Book of Daniel.
	GeneralContext	N2 Interlace. Two circles.
	GeneralContext	N3 Ss Paul and Anthony breaking bread in the desert. Hagiography.
	GeneralContext	N4 the temptation of St. Anthony. Hagiography.
	GeneralContext	Upper fragment
	GeneralContext	N5 and N6 both panels v. badly damaged. (?) larger figure central with two smaller flanking figures.
	GeneralContext	HEAD
	GeneralContext	A fragment has been erected 1 m west of the shaft fragments1.2 m across the arms and 34cm thick.
	GeneralContext	East face
	GeneralContext	The crucifixion. New Testament.
	GeneralContext	West face
	GeneralContext	The Last Judgement. New Testament. Book of Revelation.
	GeneralDescription	This image gives a close up of the north side, lower fragment of the cross shaft. In particular it shows panel N3 depicting Saints Paul and Anthony breaking bread in the desert. It shows two figures each holding part of a central loaf which has been delivered from above by a bird (raven?).
	North	This image gives a close up of the north side, lower fragment of the cross shaft. In particular it shows panel N3 depicting Saints Paul and Anthony breaking bread in the desert. It shows two figures each holding part of a central loaf which has been delivered from above by a bird (raven?).

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