Irish High Crosses
Tuam The Market Cross
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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 ......." |
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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." |
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Situated:
Discovery Map 39: M 43300 51844. Last Visit: Sept 2025. Longitude: 8° 51' 20.0" W Latitude: 53° 30' 49.4" N Photos: José Gutiérrez. |
Nearest High Crosses featured on this website Clonmacnois: 75 Kilometres SE. Bealin: 78 Kilometres EES Lorrha: 86 Kilometres SE.
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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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