Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00130 Dimensions: Unknown. Outline ring cross with pointed base. Inscription: 'OR DO DO(?) B…D' Evidence of discovery: Drawn by Petrie at Clonmacnois in 1822. Condition: Now lost. Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p VII, no. 18. 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

Date likely to the 8th to 10th century AD, reflecting the early Christian tradition in Ireland. The ring cross and inscription suggest a funerary or commemorative function, possibly marking a Christian burial or religious figure.