Kilkieran High Crosses

Within the medieval church and graveyard of Kilkieran, on the site of an early medieval monastery, are the Kilkieran High Crosses. These high crosses form part of a group of high crosses identified within the kingdom of Lismore. The other areas are Ahenny, Tibberaghny, Killamery and Kilree – collectively known as the Ossory Group. In early medieval Ireland, the Kingdom of Ossory was a powerful ...