What is recorded here

Half an inch thick and six inches tall, a tiny cross terminal once stood at Clonmacnoise. Its three-line expansional design and fret pattern still shine in memory, but the letters GIL or GIB have vanished with the stone. Macalister saw it in 1949, and it has disappeared since. What remains is a ghost marker, small enough to hold in one hand yet heavy with forgotten prayer.

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.

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