Cross-slab in Lismore (coshmore and Coshbride By.)

There is a cross-slab (H 0.43m; Wth 0.35m) with an incised cross and the inscription: BENDACHT FOR AN(main) MARTAN (MacAlister 1945, vol. 1, 108, No. 935) attached to the W wall of the nave of St Carthage's Cathedral (WA021-019003-). Macalister, R. A. S. (1945) (reprint 1949) Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum, 2 vols. Stationery Office, Dublin. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

This cross-slab, dating likely to the early medieval period (7th–10th century), may commemorate a Christian figure or landowner, with the inscription possibly referencing a dedication to Saint Martin. Such stones were often used as memorials or markers within ecclesiastical sites.