Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00333 Dimensions: H 0.28, W 0.341, T 0.05 Left and upper arm of a double outline expansional cross with median line and looped semicircular terminals with fret pattern. Of the central expansion, which had a four arm spiral, only a fraction remains. Inscription: Part of the inscription 'R MAC [HOE'. Evidence of discovery: OPW 1954-58. Condition: One fragment of two, the other lost since 1954-58. National Monuments Service, Photo number: 81-226, 236, 969. 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

9th- to 10th-century AD; the cross-slab likely served a Christian funerary or commemorative function, reflecting the monastic heritage of Clonmacnoise. The intricate fret patterns and cross design are typical of High Cross art, symbolizing both spiritual and artistic traditions of early medieval Ireland.