Cross of Cong
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The Cross of Cong is an early 12th-century Irish Christian ornamented cusped processional cross, which was, as an inscription says, made for Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht and High King
The Cross of Cong
Reverse side of the cross
Upper panels
Central rock crystal
Cong, County Mayo
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Cong is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, straddling the border with County Galway. The village is part of a civil parish of the same name.
Cross of Cong
…to donate to the Cathedral church of the period that was located at Tuam, County Galway, Ireland. The cross was subsequently moved to Cong Abbey at Cong, County Mayo, from which it takes its name. It was designed to be placed on top of a staff and there is also a reliquary, designed to hold a purported piece of the…
Main Street
The Quiet Man's cottage
Ashford Castle
Carrownagower Bridge, Cong Canal.