Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00046 Dimensions: Unknown. Outline cross inside a two line frame. The inner line of the frame is made up by the line of the cross. Inscription: Illegible inscription above the frame. Evidence of discovery: Petrie 1822 Condition: Now lost. Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p VI, no. 17. 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

Early Christian period, likely 7th to 10th century. The cross design reflects Insular Christian art, commonly associated with monastic sites like Clonmacnoise, and may have marked a burial or served a liturgical function.