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Irish Cross and Distant Hore Abbey

An Irish Cross is a Celtic cross. It is also known as the Cross of Iona. They are all Celtic crosses often decorated with traditional Gaelic symbols or Celtic knots. These magnificent large stone crosses were typically erected to memorialize prominent people or places like churches or monasteries. Hore Abbey, found just outside of Cashel in County Tipperary, was originally a Benedictine monastery. In 1272, the archbishop of Cashel expelled the monks and Cistercians arrived from Mellifont Abbey.

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An Irish Cross is a Celtic cross. It is also known as the Cross of Iona. They are all Celtic crosses often decorated with traditional Gaelic symbols or Celtic knots. These magnificent large stone crosses were typically erected to memorialize prominent people or places like churches or monasteries. Hore Abbey, found just outside of Cashel in County Tipperary, was originally a Benedictine monastery. In 1272, the archbishop of Cashel expelled the monks and Cistercians arrived from Mellifont Abbey.
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