What is recorded here

Cumasa is gone, but Petrie saw the cross in 1822. That much is clear. The name still stands beneath the cross in his account, waiting for the stone to return or admit it never existed at all.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00032 Dimensions: Unknown. A Plain outline cross with inscription beneath. Inscription: 'CUMASA'. Evidence of discovery: Petrie 1822 Condition:Now lost. Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p XV, no. 37. 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

Dated to the early Christian period (6th–10th century), the cross-slab likely served as a grave marker or memorial. The inscription "CUMASA" may be a personal name or dedication, reflecting early Irish Christian funerary practice.

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