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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

What is recorded here

Broken cross-slab at Clonmacnoise, recorded in the 1992 inventory as a large fragment twenty-four centimetres high, twenty-six wide and three thick. No cross survives on it, only the tops of two letters, E and R, still standing out of the stone. Whatever name or prayer it once carried has been cut away, leaving a small edge of identity behind.
Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00620 Dimensions: H 0.24, W 0.26, T 0.03 No cross recorded. Inscription: The top of two letters 'ER[?]'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: A large fragment.. 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

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