What is recorded here

Break a cross in Clonmacnoise and the chamber still hums. The median line cuts both worlds, the empty circle waits for the living name, and the wide base holds the weight of the answer. A small stone, but complete in its own law.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00295 Dimensions: H 0.255, W 0.26, T 0.05 Outline cross with median line, blank circular central expansion and a larger than semi-circular terminal. No inscription. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of centre and arm of cross. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-189, 948. 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

Early Christian period, likely 7th to 10th century. The cross design reflects Insular Christian art traditions and may have served as a grave marker or commemorative monument, common in monastic sites like Clonmacnoise.

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