What is recorded here

That is the shape of an angle, not a story. A hollow ring, a pointed diamond, a small circle inside the diamond. GAESCEL stands upon it, perhaps a name, perhaps a marker for someone who lived beside the river. The slab is gone now, but the drawing preserves its edges. Angle and circle are not the same as a living mind, yet they still point back toward the person who shaped them.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00210 Dimensions: Unknown. Double outline hollow angled ring cross in a three line angular frame. In the middle is a voided lozenge containing a roundel. Inscription: Inscribed 'GAESCEL' Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905. Lost 1901-05 Condition: Now lost. Lionard, Early Irish Grave-slabs, PRIA 60(1959-60), p 124, Fig 19, no. 5. 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

9th- to 10th-century AD; the cross-slab likely served a funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the Christian tradition of Clonmacnoise, a major monastic site. The intricate design may symbolize spiritual protection or the soul's journey.

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