What is recorded here

Petrie drew the lost Clonmacnoise slab in 1822, capturing a seven-line expansional cross with looped terminals before it vanished. It carried two prayers, first for Benedicht and later for Cathul, proving the stone was reused as memory changed. The drawing is all that remains of a life marked twice in stone.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00298 Dimensions: Unknown. Seven line expansional cross with a circular centre and looped semicircular terminal expansions. Inscription: Inscribed twice - originally 'OR DO BENE[DI]CHT' than later 'OR DO CHATHUL' Evidence of discovery: Petrie drew the stone in 1822 Condition: Lost after 1822. Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p XLVL, no. 116. 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

A 7th- to 10th-century Christian cross-slab, likely associated with the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise; the expansional cross and inscription suggest a liturgical or commemorative function, possibly marking a burial or sacred space.

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