What is recorded here

In Farnaght, County Leitrim, an early cross-slab was broken and refitted into a small grave-marker, forcing one deep three-line cross to lose half its span at the stone’s edge. A smaller cross with expanded terminals sits above the initials MM, while the truncated larger cross continues beneath the rebuilt shape. The stone may have marked one life before being cut for another, carrying both makers into the same dark soil.

A small grave-marker (dims 0.28-0.32m x 0.07-0.1m; L 0.92m) has a latin cross (H 0.25m; span 0.22m plus) composed of three deeply incised lines on one face. This cross is truncated by the straight edge of the stone on one side and the stone also has a latin cross (H 0.12m; span 0.13m) incised with single lines and expanded terminals centrally placed at the narrower top of the same face. Beneath this cross are incised the initials MM. What might be an early cross-slab was reused as a late grave-marker and is now resting on a grave. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 January 2020

Likely dating to the early medieval period, the cross-inscribed stone in Farnaght may have served as a Christian grave marker or memorial. Such stones are often associated with early Christian burial practices or local Christian heritage, though specific folklore or wider significance is not recorded.

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