What is recorded here

Broken cross-slab at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland. A small fragment of stone, no taller than a man’s forearm stretched wide, carries an outline cross whose angular centre cuts through a two-line frame. Four letters, LTUAE, remain beside it, punched into the stone rather than cut smooth. The cross and letters were made by pocking, small repeated strikes that chipped the surface into shape. What is missing has not diminished the claim being made. The angle still enters the frame, and the name still stands beside it.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00044 Dimensions: H 0.29.5, W 0.255, T 0.07 Outline cross with angular centre inside a two line frame, the inner line of which is made up by the cross arm. The cross and inscription have been carved by pocking. Inscription: There are four letters of an inscription 'LTUAE'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Fragment of part of stone. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1446. 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

Date likely to the early medieval period (7th–10th century AD), associated with Christian monastic activity at Clonmacnoise. The cross may have served a funerary or commemorative function, typical of high crosses found in monastic sites.

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