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The Kilnaruane Pillar Stone. Kilnaruane,Bantry, Co.Cork.
€200.00
The Kilnaruane Pillar Stone. Kilnaruane,Bantry, Co.Cork.
The stone dates to the 8/9th century and may have formed part of a High Cross. It has some interesting carvings including interlaced patterns, a figure praying, a cross, and depictions of St Anthony and St Paul breaking bread in the desert. The most interesting carving is the depiction of 4 oarsmen and a steersman rowing through a sea of crosses. This is the earliest depiction of a traditional currach boat in Ireland. The boat is thought to be the same type of skin-covered currach that St Brendan the Navigator may have used. One of the top stones in a field.10/10
2x A3 Indian ink on Watercolour paper
11.7x16.5in
