What is recorded here

Onail died young or broke a promise, for the cross is small and the spirals are impatient. Clonmacnoise kept the fragment rather than burying it twice. Onail is still named because stone remembers what flesh forgets.

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00636 Dimensions: H 0.59, W 0.46, T 0.06 Outline cross with spirals at the arm ends and a very worn criss-cross (-circle interlace?) pattern on it. Inscription: 'ONAIL'. Evidence of discovery: Davis 1984. Condition: Fragment with part of cross stem and 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

9th- to 10th-century cross-slab, likely Christian in origin, featuring decorative interlace and spirals typical of High Cross art; the inscription "ONAIL" may be a personal name or dedication.

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