What is recorded here

In the south transept of St. Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, a worn limestone fragment bears two images of Christ on a plain Latin cross and a shield marked with a cross saltire and crescent. The small plaque sits among cross slabs, grave slabs and three effigies stretching from the 10th to the 17th centuries. Its blank second shield and tenoned top suggest it was once set into a larger structure, perhaps a tomb or gate, before time stripped it of context.

A large collection of cross slabs, grave slabs, decorated stones and three effigies (See KD022-029023- and KD022-029027- to KD022-029057-), dating from the 10th to the 17th centuries have been placed in St. Brigid’s Cathedral (KD022-029005-). KD022-029056-: In the S transept. According to Bradley et al. (1986 vol. 3, 240), a worn limestone fragment (H 0.51m; Wth 0.32m; T 0.18m) has a two tiered tenon on top and is decorated with two representation of Christ’s body nailed to a plain Latin cross, one with M B carved above, a heater-shaped shield bearing a cross saltire and a crescent and a blank a heater-shaped shield. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 8 February 2012

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