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Title: Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Year: 1849 (1840s)
Authors: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Transactions Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and transactions Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and papers
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Publisher: Dublin, Ireland : The Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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here, en passant, as the subject is of great interest, but,for fuller details, reference should be made to a publication of Dr.John MacCulloch,! and to a series of articles on the Long Island orOuter Hebrides, by Mr. James Geikie-; also to Sir A. Geikies AncientYolcanoes of Great Britain. A landing will be made at Scarnish on the eastern side of Tiree ; themembers can easily travel by road to Sokoby (site of the Campus lungeof Adamnan) on the south-east portion of the island, in order to examinethe cruciform pillar of granite rising 3 feet 8 inches from a heavy plinthcalled Macleans Cross, the form of which is unique, each face present-ing the appearance of two distinct crosses, one of them laid againstthe face of the other (figured on page 190, from Muirs Ecclesiological!Notes). At this place will also be seen the shaft of a cross, decorated Western Islands of Scotland, vol i., pp. 57 et seq. 2 In Good Words, 1879; also in Fragments of Earth Lore, by Mr. JaniesGeikie, pp. \2b et seq.
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JOUll. U.S.A.I., VdL. IX., P?. II., OTH SEll. 190 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND. on one of its faces with foliage, and on the other with curious figures.Of the ancient church, which Aclamnan mentions, no traces remain ; hutthe hurial ground contains nine ancient slahs, emhellished with the usualdevices. In returning, it may he possible to visit Helipoll and CrossipoU.If time permits, a short visit may be made to Kirkapoll, at the north ofKirkapoU bay, to inspect the vestiges of ancient churches in the vicinity,as well as the decorated tombstones. (For illustrations of door andtombstone, Kirkapoll Church, see page 193.) To the Irish arehseologist, the islands of Tiree and Coll have anespecial attraction. In an interesting paper, evidencing great research,by Bishop Eeeves,! we get a very accurate survey of the ancient eccle-siastical establishments, not merely in Tiree, but including also those inColl and Guuna, as the outcome of a visit he paid to the island of Tireein the su

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