What is recorded here

Broken in two but unharmed in meaning, the slab holds a six-petal marigold inside a circular line. The flower still turns in its stone chamber, giving shape to the name that chipped away beside it. Clonmacnoise kept the pattern even when the words refused to remain complete.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00117 Dimensions: H 0.40, W 0.52, T 0.044 A six petal marigold pattern inside a line circular frame. The beginning of the four lines of an inscription can be seen to the right of the marigold design. Inscription: 'O…R[?]…BR[?]…MAI…' Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: In two pieces. Design complete. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-704. 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 Christian period (7th–10th century AD), based on the marigold motif and inscribed cross-slabs common in monastic sites like Clonmacnoise. The marigold design may symbolize resurrection or spiritual life, and the partial inscription may have been a commemorative text, typical of early Irish Christian funerary art.

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