Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00132 Dimensions: H 0.52, W 0.41, T 0.06 An outline ring cross with the arms of the cross only just extending beyond the ring. The inscription is underneath the cross. Inscription: 'RUADRI' There is a small circle beneath the 'U'. Evidence of discovery: Petrie 1822. Not found by Macalister in 1949. Refound since, presumably 1954-58. Condition: Very worn. Inscription only quite clear. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-683, 706 Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p VIII, no. 20?. 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

A 7th- to 10th-century Christian cross-slab, likely associated with the monastic site of Clonmacnoise; the ringed cross and inscription suggest a funerary or commemorative function, common in early Irish Christian tradition.