After the Cliffs of Moher, despite the fact that we were all starving, we still had a few more stops before lunch. For our next stop we all piled out of the bus and took a quick walk to Kilfenora, which is an Early Medieval monastery.
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| A 12th Century High Cross |
Before we reached the actual monastery, we saw a 12th century high cross. This high cross is a bit different than most 12th century high crosses in that it has the ring which was in style for the high crosses between the 8th and 10th century. However, you can tell that it is a 12th century cross because of the more simplistic scenes depicted as well as the fact that Jesus on the cross is not bloody as that would be indicative of the later Gothic style.
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| The Bishop Side |
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| The Jesus Side |
The other cool high cross in the actual monastery, which also has the ring, is the Doorty Cross. On one side it has Jesus on the cross and on the other a bishop. This is again indicative of the time it was made as it reflected the change in power from abbots to bishops with the 12th century reform.
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| Kilfenora |
The rest of the monastery was really cool to look at and very interesting to learn about. Our group even picked up a few followers who wanted to listen to our professor's tour.
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