Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00322 Dimensions: Unknown. Three line cross with circular central expansion containing a triskelion and semicircular terminals containing a fret pattern. Inscription: 'OR DO CHOLMAN' Evidence of discovery: Drawn by Petrie at Clonmacnoise in 1822. Condition: Lost after 1822. Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p XLI, no. 104. 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 9th to 11th century AD, reflecting the early Christian period in Ireland. The cross-slab may have had a liturgical or commemorative function, with the triskelion and fret patterns symbolizing spiritual continuity and the triune nature of divinity.