DOCUMENTS OF IRELAND University College Cork		Table of Contents Monuments: M Monuments: M Maeshowe Maiden Stone Market Cross, Kells Market Cross, Kells Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Masham Meigle no.1 Meigle no.2 Meigle no.2 Meigle no. 4 Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monasterboice: Tall (or West) Cross Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth Moone, Granite Cross Moone, Granite Cross Moone, Granite Cross Moone, Granite Cross Moone, Granite Cross Moone, Granite Cross Moone, Granite Cross Moone, Granite Cross Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Muiredach's Cross - Monasterboice Monuments: N
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1. Moone, Granite Cross

	RecordAuthor	Orla Murphy
	ISODate	2002-05-01
	Date	1 May 2002
	PictureCredit	Jane Hawkes
	County	Kildare
	Townland	Moone
	OSMapRef	S-78.92
	Area	Ireland
	GeneralContext	Stone type: Granite
	GeneralContext	Dimensions of Cross + Base: 7.04 m high, 1.22 m on face, and 38 cm wide on the sides
	Location	near ruined church at Moone
	GeneralContext
	GeneralDescription	This is a general view of the north side of the granite cross at Moone.
	Base
	North	N1 animal, with six legs and two lion heads, two serpents coil out of body
	North	N2 Temptation of St. Anthony
	North	N3 Ss Paul and Anthony break bread in the desert
	Shaft
	North	N4 empty
	North	N5 animal
	North	N6 empty
	North	N7 lion
	North	N8 empty
	North	Head N9 animal head in heart shaped decoration
	North	N10 empty
	North	N11 angel
	North	Underside of arm:
	North	long robed figure
	North	End of arm : figure
	Top	(?) figure

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