File:Gallowglass gravestone.png
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English: A gallowglass gravestone features a large cross involving botanical symbolism, hurling stick and ball, and a sword.
Following description from http://100objects.ie/gallowglass-gravestone/ 'Gallowglass Gravestone Fifteenth or Sixteenth Century [...] The inscription says FERGUS MAK ALLAN DO RINI IN CLACH SA/MAGNUS MEC ORRISTIN IA FO TRI SEO. ‘Fergus Mac Allan made this stone/Magnus Mac Orristin of the Isles under this covering.' [...] The hurley and ball suggest that Magnus was famed for his skill at what was called winter hurling, a form of the game played in the north of Ireland and in Scotland.' |
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| Source | http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/donegal/cloncha/cloncha.html |
| Author | This photo was originally taken by Brian T. McElherron and has been cropped to its current size by user:RickyBennison. License permission granted by Brian T. McElherron. |
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| current | 05:48, 19 April 2020 | 228 × 568 (299 KB) | RickyBennison | Uploaded a work by This photo was originally taken by Brian T. McElherron and has been cropped to its current size by user:RickyBennison. License permission granted by Brian T. McElherron. from http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/donegal/cloncha/cloncha.html with UploadWizard |
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