DOCUMENTS OF IRELAND University College Cork		Table of Contents Monuments: D Monuments: D Dacre Dacre Daglingworth Daglingworth Daglingworth Deerhurst Deerhurst Derby St Alkmunds Derby St Alkmunds Derby St Alkmunds Dewsbury Dewsbury Dewsbury Dewsbury Dewsbury Donaghmore. Composite Cross. East Face. Detail of Shaft. Panel E2. Adoration of the Magi. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Lower Panel. E1 Adam and Eve. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Lower Panel. E1 Adam and Eve knowing their nakedness. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Lower Panels. Donaghmore. Composite Cross. West Face. Detailed View of Shaft. Panel W3: The Sacrifice of Isaac. Donaghmore. Detailed View. East Face. Cross Shaft. Donaghmore. Detailed View. South Side. Cross Shaft. Donaghmore. Detailed View. West Face. Cross Shaft. Donaghmore. Detailed View. West Face. Cross Shaft. Panel W1 Donaghmore. Detailed View. West Face. Cross Shaft. Panel W4 Donaghmore. General View. North Side. Donaghmore. General View. West Face. Cross Shaft. Doorty Cross, Kilfenora Doorty Cross, Kilfenora Downpatrick. Cross Head and Shaft Mounted outside the cathedral. East Face. General View of Shaft. Downpatrick. North and South Crosses. General View of Shaft. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross. East Face. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross. East Face. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Head. East Face. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Head. End of Cross Arm. South Side. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Head. End of Cross Arm. South Side. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Shaft South Side. Drumcliff. Detailed View of East Face of Cross Head and End of Cross Arm, South Side. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. East Face. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. East Face. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. South Side. Drumcliff. General View of Cross. West Face. Duleek. Close Up View of Cross Head. North Cross. West Face. Duleek. Close Up View of Cross Head. North Cross. West Face. Duleek. Close up View of Cross Head. South Cross. East Face. Duleek. Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face. Duleek. Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face. Duleek. General View of Cross. North Cross. North Face. Duleek. General View of Cross Head. South Cross. East Face. Duleek. General View of Cross Head. South Cross. West Face. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. East Face. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. East Face. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face and North Side. Duleek. General View of Cross Shaft. North Cross. West Face and North Side. Duleek. North Cross. North Side. Close up of panel at end of cross arm. Duleek. North Cross. North Side. Close up of panel at end of cross arm. Dumfries Dunfallandy Cross Slab, back Dunfallandy Cross Slab, front Dunrobin Symbol Stone Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durrow. East Face. Detail of Shaft. Durrow. General View. East Face. Durrow. General View. West Face. Durrow. North side. Close up of panel N1. Durrow. North Side. General View. Durrow. South Side. Detail of Shaft. Durrow. South Side. General View of Shaft. Dysert O'Dea. East Face. General View. Dysert O'Dea. East Face. General View. Monuments: E
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Monuments: D

1. Drumcliff. Detailed View of Cross Head. East Face.

	RecordAuthor	Orla Murphy
	ISODate	2002-04-24
	Date	24April 2002
	PictureCredit	Jane Hawkes
	County	Sligo
	Townland	Drumcliff
	OSMapRef	G-68.42
	Area	Ireland
	GeneralContext	This sandstone Cross is situated at the edge of a graveyard a near the Protestant Church at Drumcliff. Its measurements are 3m high x 1.1m arms span, the shaft is 47 cm wide by 31 cm. It is mounted on a base 83 cm high x 1.23 m x 98 cm. The panels are not separated Harbison argues that the two parts of the cross were not originally designed for one another. (Harbison, 1992, p.70).
	GeneralDescription	This is a close up view of the cross head of the east face of the cross at Drumcliff, Co. Sligo.
	East	Centre of Cross Head
	East	There is a debate as to the precise representation here, see Harbison 1992, p.71. Suggestions include the Second Coming of Christ, The Last Judgement, Maiestas Domini, A bishop, Christ in Glory, and the Risen Christ.

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