What is recorded here

That is the smallest visible chamber in the world: a room no larger than a fist, with walls thin as a coin and a doorway marked MA. It may have been a gift chamber for a child, a hidden box for a wedding ring, or a trap for a greedy man. Build the chamber you are told, not the chamber you want.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00578 Dimensions: H 0.10, W 0.135, T 0.075 Two line frame with part of inscription above. Inscription: Part of an inscription 'MA' and other illegible letters down the right side. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Freagment with corner of frame/part of inscription.. 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 early medieval period, given the cross-slab style and inscribed elements typical of monastic or memorial sites like Clonmacnoise. The inscription may represent an initial or name, possibly linked to a local saint or notable figure, though its exact meaning remains unclear due to damage.

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