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    Monuments: D
  1. Monuments: D
    1. Dacre
    2. Dacre
    3. Daglingworth
    4. Daglingworth
    5. Daglingworth
    6. Deerhurst
    7. Deerhurst
    8. Derby St Alkmunds
    9. Derby St Alkmunds
    10. Derby St Alkmunds
    11. Dewsbury
    12. Dewsbury
    13. Dewsbury
    14. Dewsbury
    15. Dewsbury
    16. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. East Face. Detail of Shaft. Panel E2. Adoration of the Magi.
    17. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Lower Panel. E1 Adam and Eve.
    18. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Lower Panel. E1 Adam and Eve knowing their nakedness.
    19. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Lower Panels.
    20. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Panel W3: The Sacrifice of Isaac.
    21. Donaghmore. Detailed View. East Face. Cross Shaft.
    22. Donaghmore. Detailed View. South Side. Cross Shaft.
    23. Donaghmore. Detailed View. West Face. Cross Shaft.
    24. Donaghmore. Detailed View. West Face. Cross Shaft. Panel W1
    25. Donaghmore. Detailed View. West Face. Cross Shaft. Panel W4
    26. Donaghmore. General View. North Side.
    27. Donaghmore. General View. West Face. Cross Shaft.
    28. Doorty Cross, Kilfenora
    29. Doorty Cross, Kilfenora
    30. Downpatrick. Cross Head and Shaft Mounted outside the cathedral. East Face. General View of Shaft.
    31. Downpatrick. North and South Crosses. General View of Shaft.
    32. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross. East Face.
    33. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross. East Face.
    34. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Head. East Face.
    35. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Head. End of Cross Arm. South Side.
    36. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Head. End of Cross Arm. South Side.
    37. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Shaft South Side.
    38. Drumcliff. Detailed View of East Face of Cross Head and End of Cross Arm, South Side.
    39. Drumcliff. General View of Cross.
    40. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. East Face.
    41. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. East Face.
    42. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. South Side.
    43. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. West Face.
    44. Duleek. Close Up View of Cross Head. North Cross. West Face.
    45. Duleek. Close Up View of Cross Head. North Cross. West Face.
    46. Duleek. Close up View of Cross Head. South Cross. East Face.
    47. Duleek. Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face.
    48. Duleek. Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face.
    49. Duleek. General View of Cross. North Cross. North Face.
    50. Duleek. General View of Cross Head. South Cross. East Face.
    51. Duleek. General View of Cross Head. South Cross. West Face.
    52. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. East Face.
    53. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. East Face.
    54. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face.
    55. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face.
    56. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face and North Side.
    57. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face and North Side.
    58. Duleek. North Cross. North Side. Close up of panel at end of cross arm.
    59. Duleek. North Cross. North Side. Close up of panel at end of cross arm.
    60. Dumfries
    61. Dunfallandy Cross Slab, back
    62. Dunfallandy Cross Slab, front
    63. Dunrobin Symbol Stone
    64. Durham
    65. Durham
    66. Durham
    67. Durham
    68. Durham
    69. Durham
    70. Durham
    71. Durham
    72. Durham
    73. Durham
    74. Durrow. East Face. Detail of Shaft.
    75. Durrow. General View. East Face.
    76. Durrow. General View. West Face.
    77. Durrow. North side. Close up of panel N1.
    78. Durrow. North Side. General View.
    79. Durrow. South Side. Detail of Shaft.
    80. Durrow. South Side. General View of Shaft.
    81. Dysert O'Dea. East Face. General View.
    82. Dysert O'Dea. East Face. General View.
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Monuments: D

1. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Lower Panel. E1 Adam and Eve knowing their nakedness.

Image
RecordAuthor Orla Murphy
ISODate 2002-04-23
Date 23 April 2002
PictureCredit Jane Hawkes
County Tyrone
Townland Donaghmore
OSMapRef H-76.65
Area Ireland
GeneralContext This is a composite cross, consisting of the head of one cross and the shaft of another. The base measures 90 cm high and 1.45 m x 1.3 m. The end fragment measures 1.8 m high and 66 cm x 46 cm in thickness. The head is 2.03 m high and 62 cm x 48 cm.
GeneralDescription This is a detailed view of a panel of the west face of the composite cross at Donaghmore Co. Tyrone. The panel depicts the Old Testament scene. Genesis 3:8. Adam and Eve knowing their nakedness.
West Adam and Eve are depicted facing to the front on either side of a branching Tree of Knowledge. The branches of the tree form arches above their heads. The serpent can also be clearly seen wound around the tree.

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