Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00127 Dimensions: H 0.50, W 0.355, T 0.04 Linear ring cross inside a single line rectilinear frame. Inscription: Above the frame 'AED'. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58 Condition: Worn. Slight damage to letter 'd'. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-465, 709. 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 8th to 10th century. The cross and inscription may commemorate a person named Aed, common as a byname in early Irish tradition, possibly indicating a memorial or Christian dedicatory function.