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Cross

Toureen, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross, Toureen, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Toureen
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.40878, -7.99290
SMR number
TS075-023002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In flat terrain at the base of a steep E-facing slope, the E cross was composite in character (max. L 4.06m; Wth at foot 0.73m; Wth at lower shaft 0.54m tapering to 0.48m; T c. 0.23m), only the shaft (H c. 2m; Wth c. 0.52m; T c. 0.23m) of which is in situ 6.4m from the SE angle of St Peakaun's church (TS075-023001-). The shaft was rebated and this rebate extended inwards at the junction of shaft and arms to form hollow angles (Waddell and Holland 1990, 175). It bears a long inscription in Irish and rudimentary incised ornament (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 133; Okasha and Forsyth 2001, 290-97; Charles-Edwards 2003, 13-15) including three equal-armed incised crosses (ibid. 2001, 291). At the centre of the crossing on the W face there is an outline cross with hollowed armpits and a similar one in the middle of the shaft on the E face (ibid.). The upper portion of the cross (max. L 0.93m including tenon at top (L 0.19m); Wth 0.49m; T 0.16m) is embedded in the ground immediately E of the main shaft. According to Weir (1980, 216) the cross was flanked by two 'crutches' representing the Thieves' Crosses.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 14 April 2014

References

Charles-Edwards, G. 2003 The east cross inscripton from Toureen Peacaun: letterform analysis and a suggested reading. Archaeology Ireland 17 (1), 13-15.

Okasha, E. and Forsyth, K. 2001 Early Christian inscriptions of Munster: a corpus of the inscribed stones. Cork University Press.

Killanin, M.M. and Duignan, M.V. 1967 (2nd ed.) The Shell guide to Ireland. London. The Ebury Press.

Weir, A. 1980 Early Ireland: a field guide. Belfast. Blackstaff Press.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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