What is recorded here

The cross-slab belonged to Do Thuatal at Clonmacnoise, but it has vanished. O' Neill drew its lozenge centre and terminals in 1857, preserving the only known trace of the stone. That drawing still exists while the slab itself has disappeared, leaving behind a ghost marked in ink rather than a wound in the earth.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00257 Dimensions: Unknown. Cross with lozenge shaped centre and terminals. Inscription: [OR] 'DO THUATHAL' known only from a drawing in Irish crosses by O' Neill. Evidence of discovery: O' Neill 1857 Condition: Now lost. Lionard, Early Irish Grave-slabs, PRIA 60(1959-60), p 102, Fig 1, no. 18. 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

Likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian monastic activity in Clonmacnoise. The inscription "DO THUATHAL" may reference a local saint or landowner, reflecting both religious and territorial significance.

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