Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00091 Dimensions: H 0.675, W 0.455, T 0.055 An outline cross with hollow angles, very crudely carved. The surface of the stone is naturally uneven and there appears to have been no attempt made to level it. Inscription: 'CONASSACH' inscribed horizontally across the cross stem. Evidence of discovery: Petrie 1822. Lost between 1907 and 1954. Condition: Fragment. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-135, 316, 873 Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p VIII, no. 22 Lionard, Early Irish Grave-slabs, PRIA 60(1959-60), p 114, Fig 11, no. 17. 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 dates to the early Christian period (5th–9th century). The cross-slab may have marked a burial or served as a memorial, reflecting Christian symbolism in a monastic or ecclesiastical context.