What is recorded here

Laughanstown preserves one of eleven granite grave slabs from Tully graveyard, its tapered body marked by three concentric circles and herringbone patterns. The stone stands out because two faint arms protrude from its edges, as if carving a shape the maker never finished. It joined Office of Public Works care in 1989, yet the dead person behind those circles remains unknown.

One of eleven granite early grave slabs recorded at Tully graveyard (Swords 2009). This slab (H 1.51m, Wth 0.41-0.27m, T 0.08m) is tapered and has two vestigial arms protruding from the edges. It bears three groups of concentric circles on a central band with a herringbone pattern on either side (Ó hÉailidhe 1957, 79, no. 10; Ó hÉailidhe 1973, 56, 57, B13). In 1989 the slab was taken into the care of the Office of Public Works (see DU018-420----). (Swords 2009, 93-4; Corlett 2014, 93-4, Slab 2) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 May 2015

Early Christian gravestone, 7th–9th century AD; significant as part of a rare group of early Christian carved stones in the region, reflecting early monastic or burial practices.

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