What is recorded here

Two chipped sandstone slabs lean against the north wall of Clonaslee Catholic churchyard, their upper western edges broken but their incised crosses still visible. They travelled from Carrigeen graveyard in Ballynahown, joining a smaller third slab already buried inside the church boundary wall. The stones may have marked ordinary deaths or forgotten local saints, yet they still stand as visible proof that Clonaslee collected and kept what elsewhere would have been lost.

Two rectangular shaped sandstone slabs both with incised simple crosses set against N wall of Clonaslee Catholic churchyard. A third much smaller incised cross-slab is illustrated by Leask as Carrigeen no. 1 (JKAS 1937, 108) and has been incorporated into the fabric of the boundary wall of the RC church at Clonaslee. This slab could not be precisely located within the churchyard wall. The remaining two cross-slabs (Carrigeen no. 2 and no. 3; LA002-012/LA002-012001-) are illustrated as being completely intact but both now have at least 1/3 of the W upper portions missing. Originally these cross-slabs (LA002-013003/006-) came from Carrigeen graveyard (LA002:013001-) in the townland of Ballynahown. (JRSAI 1916, 166; JKAS 1939, 187). One of a group of three cross-slabs (LA002-013006; LA002-013003-) which were moved from this graveyard to the RC church at Clonaslee. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Probably dating to the early medieval period (5th–10th century), these cross-slabs likely served as Christian memorial markers or waymarkers, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the area. The simple cross design is typical of early Irish high crosses, often associated with monastic or ecclesiastical sites.

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