Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00225 Dimensions: H 0.54, W 0.46, T 0.04 Double outline ring cross with hollow angles inside a five line frame. There is a line of simple cord work in the frame. There is a lozenge in the centre. Inscription: Along the upper is the worn and incomplete inscription 'TAICHLCH' Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984 Condition: Part of cross stem and lower frame missing. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-152, 809. 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, consistent with the early Christian tradition of Clonmacnoise. The cross design suggests a Christian funerary or commemorative function, common in monastic sites of the period.