What is recorded here
A granite slab (H 1.24m; Wth 0.47m; T 0.15m) with a Latin cross in relief on E face. (Harbison 1991, 188 (No. 23))
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
This cross-slab, dating likely to the early Christian period (7th–10th century), may have served a liturgical or commemorative function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region. The Latin cross suggests a Christian symbolic or funerary use, though specific folklore or dedications are not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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