Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant
Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant
Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant
Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant
Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant
Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant

Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant

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Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant

Gold Celtic Cross of Moone Pendant

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Beautiful Celtic Cross Pendant faithfully handmade in yellor or white gold captures in authentic detail of the original Celtic cross of Moone.

38mm high and 18mm wide. Gold weight 6.3g. With 18 inch chain.
Handmade and hallmarked in Ireland. This is a double-sided replica of the original cross.

At Moone in Co.Kildare, is the site of the early Columban foundation – “Moin Cholum Cille”. Here you can see the tall slender Celtic Cross at Monasterboice which are standing where the monks placed them, the cross of Moone was lost for centuries, buried and in pieces. The capstone of the cross is still missing.

The story of the finding of the cross is interesting. In the middle of the nineteenth century, just after the Great Famine, a local mason was taking slabs of stone from the ruins if the Abbey for building purposes when he unearthed the base and head of the cross. He and others in the locality recognised its importance and some later the base and head were set up near the place it was found at the south east of the ruined Abbey Church.

Some years later, when some other workmen were digging a grave in the grounds of the ruin, the shaft of the cross was uncovered. Later still, in the 1893, the pieces were skillfully put together by three brothers of the O’Shaughnessy family, the sons of the Micheal O’Shaughnessy who first found parts of the cross forty years before and who had lived to see the completed cross erected.

The bill for the work is still extant – its total £8.07s. of which £5 was contributed by the Kildare Archeological Society and the balance by Mr.F.M. Carrol of Moone Abbey House. The cross itself is probabaly early 9th Century. It appears to be in the tradition of the “midland” group of crosses, the prototypes of the greater crosses carved and erected in the Northern Province in the later part of the ninth and early tenth centuries. It has the ringed head which we all associate with the Celtic crosses, in the Crucifixion scene on the base, the figure is draped but, unusually, the spear is shown piercing Our Lord’s right side. The cross, which is made of granite probably from Castledermot – also has intricate Celtic designs, both curvilinear and geometric, as well as human figures, though these latter are rough hewn and stylised. However, scholars say that it is the first cross on which the scenes from the Old Testament occur in a regular program, an important development in the history of the Irish High Crosses.

Read more about the high cross of Moone in our blog post on our visit to the Monastery at Moone in Count Kildare.

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. Or express 4 day delivery is $35.
🇨🇦 To Canada: Standard shipping is $15 (Arrives in 10-14 days). Or express 4 day delivery is $20.
🇮🇪 To Ireland: Standard Shipping is €6.95 (3-5 days).
🇬🇧 To UK: Standard Shipping is £10 (10-14 days)
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To rest of Europe: Standard Shipping is €12 (10-14 days). Or express 4 day delivery is €20.
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Francis Birney
Celtic Knot is beautiful

I love the mixing of the Celtic Knot and Viking heritage melded together. Chain and pendant are a bit heavier than I would have thought but still great. If I was ordering it again I would order the 22 inch chain rather than the 20 inch one. It's a bit tight on my neck.

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Linda Taylor
Gift

I received this beautiful gift through the post, it was well packaged and even came with a local tea bag
The setting of the stone is well set with fine detail and it sits perfectly displayed on the chain

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Donna Kessler
Claddagh Cross Earrings

The Claddagh Cross Earrings I ordered are beautiful and so well made. I received the order in a reasonable amount of time. I love these earrings!

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Sharon Guzman
Celtic 3 charm

I bought this lovely bracelet for my granddaughter, the stone color is green, and so pretty. The charms are small enough not to be in the way, but large enough to be seen.

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Lizg
Beautiful

This pendant is absolutely beautiful!

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