Cross-slab in Kilbride (talbotstown Lower By.)

According to Healy (2009, 107) this slab was originally located in a graveyard (WI001-022003-), but was presented to the NMI in 1970 (Reg. No. 1970:189). A small, rectangular, granite fragment (dims L 0.42m; Wth 0.25m; T 0.145m) bears a narrow, shallow groove terminating at a larger, rectangular, recessed panel. (Raftery 1973, 212-13) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 19 November 2012

Dateable to the early Christian period, this cross-slab likely served a funerary or commemorative function, typical of medieval Christian grave markers in Ireland. Its relocation from a graveyard suggests it may have been associated with a local church or monastic site, though specific folklore or dedications are not recorded.