What is recorded here

Thirty-six centimetres of worn stone holds a stepped cross inside a broken frame, the left side lost to time while an illegible inscription ghosts beneath the surface. It is not a monument for crowds but a small marker for one life, perhaps placed by hands that knew the name now erased. Clonmacnoise keeps such quiet evidence, waiting for patience rather than pride.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00003 Dimensions: H 0.36, W 0.23, T 0.07 Single line cross with stepped centre inside a single line rectilinear frame. Inscription: Part of an inscription survives but it is illegible. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Very worn, left side of the frame has gone. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-1347. The Clonmacnoise inventory was compiled by the Office of Public Works. A copy of the record for this slab is available for inspection in the relevant Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR) file. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Probably early medieval (7th–10th century), associated with Christian monastic activity at Clonmacnoise. The cross and partial inscription may mark a burial or memorial, reflecting both religious devotion and the region's historical role as a center of learning and spirituality.

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