What is recorded here

According to Power (1908, 23) this cross-slab was found in a bog close to the Bansha road. The cross-slab was brought to the holy well (TS075-044001-) known as Tobar Iosa, which is half a mile from where it was found. The cross-slab at the holy well is recorded as TS075-044002-. It consists of central crude stone (H 0.76m; Wth 0.35m; T c. 0.21m), conglomerate with quartz pebbles, with incised latin cross with expanded terminals enclosed by circle (diam. 0.26m) and incised cross (dims. 0.1m x 0.12m) above. A metal cross has been inserted into the top of this stone. The precise location it came from in Ballydrehid is unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have had a Christian liturgical or commemorative function, associated with local pilgrimage or worship at the holy well of Tobar Iosa. Its relocation to the well suggests continued reverence for the site over time.

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