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Early Christian Sites in County Cork Aghabullogue Ballyvourney Ballycrovane Caheravert Castlemagner Clear Island Cloyne Coole Gougane Barra Greenhill Kilcullen South Kilmaclenine Kilnaruane Knockdrum Knocketrellane Labbamolaga MontBridget Mushera Templebryan Tubrid Millstreet Tullylease UCC Cork & Museum Youghal |
St Ruan is found in the name. There is a pillar stone/high cross here at once was a monastery. It has unusual decorated panels. On the east face Christ calms the storm, on the west face there is a cross and Saint Anthony and St Paul breaking bread in the desert. The panels on the other side showing a boat with four oarsmen and a steersman, rowing through a sea of crosses. OS 85 985475 marked see: http://www.ucc.ie:8080/cocoon/doi/tandi/Bantry3-N062    |