Take me to the Moone!! What a cross! But first the broken fragments of the second cross. This small cross would have been very nice indeed, lots of beasties and a delicate celtic circle.
Now the big cross. This one truly is a HIGH cross. 5m high worth of high cross and one of the most spectacular you will see anywhere. I don't know where it was originally sited but it is now inside the ruins of a church, giving some protection, surrounded by informative notices about the carvings.
As usual there are beautifully carved vignettes of scenes from biblical stories, but as an added bonus there are serpents and multi headed monsters here too.
Take a look at some of the photos and tell me you don't want to see this wonder. Bet you can't.
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If you are going to take friends to a high cross then take them to Moone. This 6m monster can not fail to impress.
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There were loads of people here today, which is great to see. Another pleasant surprise for me was that there is now a roof over the church giving the cross and fragments some protection from the elements. It's not the prettiest roof in the world, but it's there and that's what counts.
The roof is very effective. It is made of a see-through plasstic which disperses the light quite evenly about the inside of the church building. Surprisingly the cross looks very good in these ambient conditions.
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_From Killcullen take the N9 south and turn right into Ballitore. Carry on through until you reach a t-junction and turn left. Take the next left and follow this road south. At around 3.5km you will see the cross signposted through a gap in the wall to the right.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Downpatrick (Co. Down) |  Carrowmore (Co. Donegal) |  Laughanstown (Co. Dublin) |
 Clonmacnoise - Crosses (Co. Offaly) |  Glendalough Cross (Co. Wicklow) |  Clones (Co. Monaghan) |
