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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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See Lionard, Early Irish Grave-slabs, PRIA 60(1959-60), p 106, Fig 6, no. 11. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Probably dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab is likely associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise and may have served a Christian funerary or commemorative function. Such stones often reflected both religious devotion and the artistic traditions of early Irish monastic communities.

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