Ardboe loosely translated means 'height’ or ‘hill of the cows'. According to local folklore the 15th Century monastery was built from the milk of a magic cow that appeared out of Lough Neagh. Legend has it that after the builders had drunk their fill, the leftover milk and cream from the cow were mixed in with the foundations of the Ardboe High Cross making it not just the tallest high cross in Ulster but the strongest one too. This High Cross is 18ft tall and each of its carved faces tell tales from the Bible. The panels on the east show stories from the Old Testament including Daniel in the lions’ den, while the west face depicts the New Testament starting with the Nativity. This material is Courtesy of the UTV Archive.