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The Cross Ineenboy (Gaelic Crois Iníne Baoith , after the holy Inghean Baoith) is a stone cross and is located in the Clare Heritage & Genealogy Center in Corofin , County Clare , Ireland . The cross, also known as the Tau Cross from Roughan Hill , was probably erected in the 12th century and served as a church boundary stone. The early monasticism of the Irish-Scottish church used such boundary stones to mark the area of a monastery as a sanctuary.
The name "Tau Cross" is derived from the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet, Tau ( τ ). This shape of the cross, a fusion of the post and the crossbar of a cross, found its way into Christian symbolism early on.
The cross was carved from a single piece of limestone , two faces with hands between them are carved on the top of the arms.
Originally the dew cross was south of the R476 road from Killinaboy ( Irish Cill Iníne Baoith ) to Kilfenora ( Cill Fhionnúrach ), also in County Clare. A replica of the monument stands there today.
The cross is a national monument with the designation "Tau Cross (Cross Inneenboy)" (No. 574) under monument protection .
Only eight other dew crosses of this type have survived in Ireland, in Ballypatrick, North Carrownaseer, Dalkey, Killegar, Kilmalkedar (2), Tawnagh and on Tory Island .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship. Clare. National Monuments Service , March 4, 2009; Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
- ↑ http://megalithicmonumentsofireland.com/ANTIQUITIES_of_IRELAND/CROSSES/Carrownaseer_TauCross.html
Coordinates: 52 ° 58 ′ 40.2 " N , 9 ° 6 ′ 52.9" W.