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There is a cathedral here, no less than eight churches, two round towers (including one kind of weeny one), and three high crosses. The whole area is a current burial ground, and there are many stones dating back several hundred years. The visitors center contains the original crosses (those outside are reproductions, albeit very good ones). I find the crosses interesting, but only know enough about them to know that they usually contain biblican stories (espeically good vs evil), but at least one here contains non-bliblical scenes. The visitor's center is well worth the visit to see the details and "translations" of the crosses.
There are two round towers on the grounds. The Macarthy Tower still retains the original conical top -- most of the towers we've seen elsewhere are missing not only the roof, but a few feet off the top. The other tower on the site , O'Rourke's Tower, is roofless, but it is unique in that it has eight windows at the top insteadf the usual four. |
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