What is recorded here

One and a half metres of grey granite still stands in the south transept of St. Brigid’s Cathedral, its upper left corner broken but its Latin cross unchanged. The slab belongs to a much larger crowd of stones gathered from across Kildare, some dating back to the tenth century. They are not displayed like trophies; they are kept together, waiting to be read by anyone patient enough to sit with them.

A large collection of cross slabs, grave slabs, decorated stones and three effigies (See KD022-029023- and KD022-029027- to KD022-029057-), dating from the 10th to the 17th centuries have been placed in St. Brigid’s Cathedral (KD022-029005-). KD022-029031-: In the S-transept. According to Bradley et al. (1986 vol. 3, 227. Fig. 102), a cross slab of gently tapering, fine grained granite (L 1.53m; Wth 0.36-0.48m; T 0.22m), missing the upper left corner, is decorated with a two-line Latin cross with expanded terminals, outlined by a recessed channel. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 30 January 2012

This cross-slab likely dates to the early medieval period, between the 10th and 12th centuries, and is associated with Christian funerary or commemorative practices, possibly linked to the cult of St. Brigid. Such stones often marked graves or served as waypoints for pilgrims.

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