Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00384 Dimensions: H 6ins, W 0.8ins T 2.5ins Terminal of a three line expansional cross containing a fret pattern. Inscription: The letters 'GIL' or 'GIB'. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1949. Condition: Now lost.. 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 9th–10th century AD, associated with early Christian Ireland. The cross-slab may have served a funerary or commemorative function, with the inscription possibly denoting a personal name or ownership.