Castledermot South Cross

The Castledermot South Cross stands at an early medieval monastic site in County Kildare, established around 812 CE as a daughter house of Bangor Abbey. The monastery, known as Díseart Diarmada (Dermot's Hermitage), was founded by Diarmait ua Áedo Róin and gained prominence as a centre of learning and artistic production during the 9th century. The South Cross itself was carved in the late 9th ...