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Cross-slab (present location) in Rathquarter

Cross-slab (present location)

What is recorded here

One of seven cross-slabs removed from Carrowntemple graveyard (SL044-056002-) into the care of Sligo County Council (Sligo museum). For description see SL044-056020-. (Wallace and Timoney 1987, slab 14) Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 18 June 2009
Date likely to the early medieval period (7th–10th century AD), based on the style of the carved cross. Such cross-slabs were typically used as grave markers or memorials in Christian cemeteries, reflecting the spread of Christianity in early Ireland.

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