What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Cloonburren is a cross-slab in Cloonburren, County Roscommon, Ireland. An almost complete cross-slab and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, though three recorded slabs are not present. The visible piece is probably sandstone, measuring thirty by twenty-two centimetres, showing one arm of a cross with an expanded terminal.

An almost complete cross-slab (RO056-007003-) and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, but three recorded slabs are not present. This is probably a sandstone (dims. 30cm x 22cm) from a cross-slab with one arm of a cross with an expanded terminal, and it is on display. (Herity et al. 1997, 115, 006, Cloonburren 03) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 October 2014

Likely dating to the early medieval period (7th–10th centuries), this cross-slab may have served a Christian funerary or commemorative function, common in Irish monastic sites. The carved cross and possible inscriptions would have had religious significance, though specific folklore or dedications are not recorded.

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