What is recorded here

An Gorta Dubha holds six small cross slabs, including number 531, clustered outside the south-eastern limits of the Dunurlin church. Number 531 leans on its face, hiding part of its cut cross from easy reading. That much is known. What is missing is the life that stood before it, prayed there or buried someone it loved. The stone still keeps its edge, and that much is enough to remember.

In 2010 a graveyard survey carried out by Laurence Dunne recorded the following details about a cross-inscribed stone no. 531: 'There were six small cross slabs recorded in Dunurlin in the course of this survey. One of the cross-slabs is modern (546), located beside the bench/patio area has a Chi-Rho inscribed on it. Four other cross slabs, (530, 531, 532 and 533), are clustered together outside the south-eastern limits of the church. Cross-slab (530) has a deeply incised Latin cross with ‘T’ bar terminals to both arms (Plate 36). Immediately beside to the N is a rough partially exposed stone with a deeply cut possibly Latin cross. The stone is inclined on its face which makes it difficult to determine the full extent of the cross form' (Dunne 2010, 15). See attached plan and photograph courtesy of Laurence Dunne Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Laurence Dunne Date of upload: 7 July 2022

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