Irish High Crosses

Tuam

The Market Cross

North-West face

East face

North face detail

South face detail

North Arm

South Arm

West Base

An inscription on the west side of the base of the cross reads: OR DO THOIRDELBUCH UO CHONCHUBUIR, DON......... IARLATH LAS IN DERNAD IN SA....... "A prayer for Turlogh O'Conor for the ..........Jarlath by whom was made this ......."

North Base

South Base

East Base

The inscription on the east side reads: OR DO U OSSIN; DONDABBAID LAS IN DERNAD. "A Prayer for O Ossin; For the Abbot, by whom it was made."

The Cross Shaft
Fragmented Cross Head

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Photos: José Gutierrez.

Nearest High Crosses featured on this website

Clonmacnois: 75 Kilometres SE.

Bealin: 78 Kilometres EES

Lorrha: 86 Kilometres SE.

 

 

 

Ref:Petrie, George. “On the Stone Cross of Tuam.” Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1836-1869), vol. 5, 1850, pp. 470–74. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20489804.

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