What is recorded here

Cross-slab CLN00455 at Clonmacnoise measured 8.5 by 7 inches, bore the letters AC, and vanished after Macalister saw it in 1949. A small fragment of a larger cross, it may have marked an ordinary person or a forgotten chapel. Its loss reminds us that even invented narratives can preserve what measurement and inventory discard.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00455 Dimensions: H 8.5ins, W 7ins, T 1.25ins Part of a cross with an expansion. Inscription: Letters 'AC'. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1949. Condition: Now lost.. 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

Dated to the early Christian period (6th–10th century), the cross-slab likely served a funerary or commemorative function. The letters 'AC' may represent a personal name or an abbreviation with religious significance.

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