What is recorded here

Half a metre above the church floor, a cross with fishtail ends marks the north wall. The strange shape suggests a maker who believed divine force should move like water rather than stand rigid. Anyone touching that stone today still handles the same bold imagination, translating faith into a shape the mind cannot easily forget.

Located on the internal N wall-face of the nave of the church (KE098-039001-), at a height of .5m, this stone is inscribed with an equal-armed outline cross with median lines. The arms terminate in irregular fishtail ends. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 974. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 18 June 2013

This cross-slab, likely dating to the early medieval period (6th–10th century), reflects Christian symbolism and may have served as a funerary or commemorative monument. The fishtail cross design is commonly associated with early Irish monastic tradition and may have had both spiritual and decorative significance.

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