Cross-slab in Kilcomin, County Offaly

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Early Christian monastery (OF041-004001-) founded by St Cuimín in the seventh century (Cooke 1875, 209-14). Kilcomin [Ceall Chuimín/Cill Chuimín/church of Cuimín] named after Cuimín Fada [long] a seventh century saint who was born in the territory of Caoille Conaill, located between Rathfran bay and Lacken Bay, in the barony of Tirawley, Co. Mayo where his family operated a school (Ó Riain 2011, 245). The Ordnance Survey Letters of 1838 identified Kilcommon old churchyard with ‘Disert Chuimin’ which was located close to the borders of Leinster and Munster (Herity 2008, 182). Situated on a natural rise of ground overlooking river to the E. Located in the centre of the graveyard (OF041-004002-) are the poorly preserved remains of a rectangular church (OF041-004----). Three large grass covered flagstones in the W sector of the graveyard (OF041-004002-) are marked on the OS 6-inch map as 'St. Cuimin's Seat'. The lower half of a sandstone Early Christian cross-slab has been recently mounted on a plinth and placed up against the internal face of the S graveyard wall, located close to the SE corner of the graveyard. A new limestone upper portion of the cross has been carved and placed on top of the original lower half.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF041-004006

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