Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, Cross of the Scriptures.

Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, Cross of the Scriptures.

Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, The South Cross.

Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, The South Cross.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica,The Doge and people of Venice receive the body of St. Mark, above St. Peter's Gate.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, The procession bringing St. Mark's relics to the Basilica, above St. Alipius Gate.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, The arrival of St. Mark's body in Venice, above St. Clement's Gate.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, mosaic above a doorway depicting the recovery of St. Mark's body in Alexandria in 828 AD.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, mosaic above a doorway depicting the recovery of St. Mark's body in Alexandria in 828 AD.

Ireland, County Kerry, Gallarus Oratory built by early Christian farmers between the 6th and 9th centuries.

Italy, Sicily, Taormina, Piazza IX Aprile, San Giuseppe Church.

Scotland, Borders, Jedburgh Abbey ruins dating back to th 9th century.

Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, Cross of the Scriptures.

Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, Cross of the Scriptures.

Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, The South Cross.

Ireland, County Offaly, Clonmacnoise, The South Cross.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica,The Doge and people of Venice receive the body of St. Mark, above St. Peter's Gate.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, The procession bringing St. Mark's relics to the Basilica, above St. Alipius Gate.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, The arrival of St. Mark's body in Venice, above St. Clement's Gate.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, mosaic above a doorway depicting the recovery of St. Mark's body in Alexandria in 828 AD.

Italy, Venice, St Mark's Basilica, mosaic above a doorway depicting the recovery of St. Mark's body in Alexandria in 828 AD.

Ireland, County Kerry, Gallarus Oratory built by early Christian farmers between the 6th and 9th centuries.

Italy, Sicily, Taormina, Piazza IX Aprile, San Giuseppe Church.

Scotland, Borders, Jedburgh Abbey ruins dating back to th 9th century.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Ballaghaderreen by pass, The Gallowglass Warrior sculpture.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Ballaghaderreen by pass, The Gallowglass Warrior sculpture.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Ballaghaderreen by pass, The Gallowglass Warrior sculpture.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Ballaghaderreen by pass, The Gallowglass Warrior sculpture.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Victorian post box with the Victorian royal cypher and the manufacturers name A Handyside and Co. Ltd Derby and London written around the base.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Lough Key Forest Park near Boyle, swans on mist shrouded lough with McDermott's Castle in the background.

Ireland, County Roscommon, The Gaelic Chieftain sculpture. by Maurice Harron located on a hillside at the site of the 16th century Battle of the Curlews.

Ireland, County Roscommon, The Gaelic Chieftain sculpture. by Maurice Harron located on a hillside at the site of the 16th century Battle of the Curlews.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Castlecoote House, 18th century Georgian country house, The Main Entrance.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Boyle Abbey, 12th century Cistercian ruin.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Boyle Abbey, 12th century Cistercian ruin.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Strokestown, Strokestown Park House.