What is recorded here

Half a metre of fractured stone, broken at the wrist, still carries the name of Eochaig Magdarnac beneath a triple-outlined cross. Petrie found it in 1822, perhaps pulled from mud or pried from a wall, and the chisel marks have since blurred into a shimmering ghost. The looped terminal remains blank, a small withheld promise, while the median line cuts through the chamber like a breath drawn once and released.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00445 Dimensions: H 0.587, W 0.562, T 0.015 Triple outline expansional cross with median line and blank semicircular looped terminal. Inscription: 'OR D]O EO[UCHAIG MAGDARNAC' very worn but still legible. Evidence of discovery: Petrie 1822. Condition: Fractured fragment with stem/part of left terminal. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-105, 968 Lionard, Early Irish Grave-slabs, PRIA 60(1959-60), p 132, Fig 23, no. 10 Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p L, no. 126. 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 9th to 11th century AD, based on the style of the expansional cross and the presence of an ogham inscription. The inscription may record a dedication or ownership, possibly to a person named "Do Eochaig mac..." suggesting a funerary or commemorative function.

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