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Cross-slab in Glebe (rathvilly By.)

Cross-slab

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A stone (H c. 0.8m) with possible cross on W face. (Harbison 1991, 181 (No. 2)) Reference: Harbison P. 1991 'Early Christian Antiquities at Clonmore, Co. Carlow' in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (vol. 91, C, Number 7), Dublin. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
Likely dating to the Early Christian period (5th–9th centuries AD), the cross-slab may have served a Christian memorial or liturgical function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in Ireland. Similar stones often carried religious symbols or inscriptions associated with local saints or communities.

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