What is recorded here

Kilfeacle holds a broken cross-slab marked by a circle inside four curved segments, buried within a stone-lined grave. The shape suggests a rough Maltese cross rather than a simple Christian symbol, inviting wonder about the hands that cut it and the beliefs they displayed. There is no known date or named owner, but the deliberate carving and careful burial imply that someone valued the mark enough to preserve it beneath the soil.

Reference to a broken slab, inscribed with a circle within four segments of circles formed a rough Maltese cross; found in a stone-lined grave (LA025-033002-) (JRSAI 1932, 119-20). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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