What is recorded here

An anonymous person named Tommas died at Clonmacnoise and left a small cross-slab behind. The fragment stands fourteen inches tall, narrow enough to hold in both hands, yet large enough to carry a name across centuries. Tommas may have been a farmer, a monk, a visitor or a child. The stones do not say which. They only preserve the shape of a cross and the fact that someone remembered him enough to cut his name into rock.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00570 Dimensions: H 1ft 4ins, W 7.5ins, T 4ins Part of a two line cross and frame. Inscription: 'TOMMAS'. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1949. Condition: Fragment.. The Clonmacnoise inventory was compiled by the Office of Public Works. A copy of the record for this slab is available for inspection in the relevant Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR) file. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Cross-slabs like this one in Clonmacnoise are typically associated with the early medieval period (5th–12th centuries AD), often linked to Christian monastic sites. The inscription "TOMMAS" may indicate a dedication to Saint Thomas or a personal name, reflecting early Christian burial practices.

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