What is recorded here

St Finan's church in Loughcurrane now shelters a broken cross-slab from Iveragh, its three pieces still carrying a double-ringed Latin cross despite a spalled upper surface. The irregular tapering shaft suggests hurried or weary carving rather than careless work, as if the maker followed instinct more than measurement. Whoever stood before it may have read devotion in every uneven line, turning damage into witness instead of forgetting it.

The slab is is now inside St Finan's church (KE098-039001-). It is broken into three pieces and has a spalled upper surface. It measures 1.55m in maximum length and averages .55m wide and .03m thick. It bears an outline Latin cross which is double-ringed, the outer groove framing the terminals. The shaft of the cross tapers irregularly to a point. 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 dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian settlement in the region. It may have served as a grave marker or waymark, and its location within a church suggests a liturgical or commemorative function.

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