Cross-slab in Eochaill (bar. Árainn)

One of three cross-slabs (see also GA110-084003- and GA110-084005-) in the field to the E of ‘Teampall Asurnaí’ (GA110-084001-). This recumbent limestone cross-slab (L 1.48m; Wth 0.54-0.55m; T 0.1m) is broken in two pieces. The smaller upper portion is inscribed with a two-line circle within which traces of an indistinguishable feature are evident. The larger lower portion bears an incised cross within a circle. The shaft extends below the circle and ends in a large triangle. Higgins (1987, vol. 2, 362, no. 84) suggests that the cross can be interpreted in two ways. It could be an encircled Greek cross with a long shaft added or it could be a Latin cross with an encircled head. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 15 February 2016

Dateable to the early medieval period, likely between the 8th and 11th centuries, the cross-slab may have served a Christian commemorative or liturgical function, associated with a nearby ecclesiastical site. Similar to other cross-slabs in the region, it may reflect the spread of Christianity in west Munster.