Cross-slab in Inchbofin

Recorded by Robert Cochrane for the OPW in 1912 and listed as slab F in Appendix E to the 81st Report of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland 1912-13 (Anon 1913, 47). Catalogued by Crawford in 1913 as slab (f) and described as a ‘A slab 1 ft. 2 in. [0.35m] by 1 ft.,[0.3m] bearing a single-line cross incised. The grooves are 1 in. wide, and are slightly enlarged at the ends’ (Crawford 1913, 329). Cross-reference with GA084-151035- as the slab has now been moved to the OPW Depot in Athenry, Co. Galway. See attached 1912 OPW drawing of cross-slab F (Anon. 1913, 47). Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 23 April 2021

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the cross-slab in Inchbofin is associated with monastic or ecclesiastical activity. Its carved cross may reflect Christian symbolism and use in a ritual or commemorative context.