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Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Cross-slab

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See Stokes, M. (1878) Christian Inscriptions in the Irish language, Vol 1, p 49, XXXIX, no. 100. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Dated to the early Christian period (6th–10th century AD), the cross-slab in Clonmacnoise likely served a religious or commemorative function, reflecting the spread of Christianity in early medieval Ireland. Inscriptions or cross-carvings on such stones often denoted sacred spaces or memorials for important figures.

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