What is recorded here

Graveslab in Athenry: a handsome floriated cross with a lozenge-shaped body and long stem, recorded by Macalister in 1913 and dated c. 1630. Its base ran beneath the sedilia, hiding the root of the stone from casual sight. The slab vanished before the 2018 inspection, leaving behind a gap where a cross once stood.

Recorded by Macalister (1913, 212, III, Pl. IX, No. 14) who suggested a date c. 1630 and described it as a ‘handsome floriated cross, with a lozenge-shaped body and long stem: the base is concealed by the sedilia, under which the stone runs. There is no inscription.’ This slab could not be located on inspection in October 2018. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 November 2018

Medieval gravestone, 17th century. Signifies Christian burial practices and artistic stone-carving traditions in Ireland during the early modern period.

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