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| The Kinnitty High Cross is in Kinnitty Castle
grounds. There is another broken down high cross in Drumcullen monastery.
We are very lucky to have the high cross, as there are not many in the country. Some people say that the cross was originally from St. Finan’s Church. Others say that it was found in Drumcullen monastery. It is said that Colman made it for the high king, Maelsechnaill, sometime in the twelfth century. On the south side of the high cross is a picture of the Crucifixion, On the north side there is a picture of David playing the lyre. The first inscription on the cross means “A prayer for king Maelsechnaill,” the second means “A prayer for Colman, the maker of the cross. |
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