Cross-slab in Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise grave-slab inventory (1992) number: CLN00063 Dimensions: Unknown. An outline cross inside a two line rectilinear frame. The inscription runs along the left and top of the frame. Inscription: '[M]AILETOLI'. Evidence of discovery: Macalister 1949 Condition: Now lost. Lionard, Early Irish Grave-slabs, PRIA 60(1959-60), p 113, Fig 10, no. 1. 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

Early Christian period, likely 8th to 10th century. The inscription may be a personal name or dedication, and the cross suggests a funerary or commemorative function, typical of monastic sites like Clonmacnoise.