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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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Half a metre of worn stone, the cross still standing while its stem has broken away. A ring encircles the intersection, hollow at the angles, and a name or prayer has rubbed itself almost flat along the left edge. Clonmacnoise gave up this much before it went quiet.
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00203 Dimensions: H 0.40, W 0.52, T 0.05 An outline ring cross with hollow angles. Inscription: Part of a vertical inscription runs down the left side of the cross and reads 'CU[C or O]' Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1898-1905 Condition: Very worn. Stem of cross broken off. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-133, 198, 849. 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 to 11th century AD, consistent with early Christian inscribed cross-slabs in Ireland. The ring cross and inscription suggest a Christian funerary or commemorative function, common in monastic sites like Clonmacnoise.

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