Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00485 Dimensions: Unknown. Possibly three linear crosses, one of which is inside a rectilinear frame with a pointed frame. Inscription: 'CELLACH' Evidence of discovery: Petrie 1822. Condition: Now lost. Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p XLV, no. 114. 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

Dateable to the early medieval period, likely 8th to 10th century AD, the cross-slab reflects a Christian context, possibly marking a burial or commemorating an individual named Cellach, associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise. The design suggests a fusion of Insular and continental artistic traditions.