ANOTHER BLOG POSTBY WILLIAM MURPHY

CELTIC OR HIGH CROSS IN PHIBSBOROUGH OUTSIDE ST PETER'S CHURCH

2022-01-24T19:45:36+00:00

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In 1984 Bernard Neary wrote: "You could hardly be called a Dubliner if you hadn't heard of St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough. Standing proudly on Dublin's Northside, each stone of this noble landmark bears the story of hundreds of Irish people of many generations who dared to dream a dream."

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Categories: St. Peter's ChurchCeltic CrossHigh CrossPhibsboroPhibsborough

This cross was carved with a skull and cross bones above four symbols of the weakness and guilt of humanity. These from left to right are the cock, reflecting the betrayal of Jesus Christ by St Peter, a pillar symbolising his scourging, a serpent reflecting the fall from grace of the garden of Eden and finally the crown of thorns. The high cross also has a carving of a whip on each corner.

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ANOTHER BLOG POSTBY WILLIAM MURPHY

CELTIC OR HIGH CROSS IN PHIBSBOROUGH OUTSIDE ST PETER'S CHURCH

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