The High Cross of Muiredach
You may be wondering why there is a photograph of a graveyard on our site. The Oakville Feis, which was once the Mississauga Feis, has been awarding Celtic cross trophies for many years. Originally, the trophies were made of compressed peat and imported from Ireland. Along with the trophy came a small booklet attached by a leather strap. I quote from it below.
high cross of
muiredach
(Modelled in Irish Turf.)
Possibly commissioned by Muiredach, abbot of the monastic settlement of Monasterboice, Co. Louth, in the early 10th Century. The cross, cut from fine grained sandstone, is regarded as the finest of all the High Crosses, of which more than one hundred are scattered over Ireland.
Sometimes referred to as Bibles in stone, they were used to instruct the unlettered by the use of their very comprehensive doctrinal illustrations, and to decorate and mark the boundaries of the monasteries.
The booklet also contains two diagrams of the sides (east face and west face) explaining what each of the sections on them refer to.
Further reading - Wikipedia; or try Google.