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Cross-slab in Glebe (rathvilly By.)

Cross-slab

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A granite slab (H 0.74m; Wth 0.66m; T 0.22m) with a cross with two sets of arms and an arc at visible top end, carved in relief on E face. (Harbison 1991, 184 (No. 8)) 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 is likely from the early Christian period in Ireland, dating to between the 7th and 10th centuries. The carved cross may have had a liturgical or commemorative function, possibly associated with a nearby ecclesiastical site.

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