What is recorded here

Davis found the broken slab in 1984, leaving behind a name reduced to DUNC and a cross erased by time. It fits a small person, perhaps a child or a dwarf, yet the missing shape denies easy judgment. Clonmacnoise keeps its secrets in lost angles and faded lines, forcing the watcher to invent what the stone refused to record.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00605 Dimensions: H 0.52, W 0.49 No cross recorded. Inscription: Part of an inscription 'DUNC'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Very worn and damaged slab.. 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

Probably early medieval in date, associated with Christian burial practices; the partial inscription 'DUNC' may be a personal name or abbreviation, though its full meaning remains undeciphered.

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