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Cross-slab in Lemanaghan

Cross-slab

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A monastery at Lemanaghan (Liath Manchán) was founded in the 7th century by Manchán whose feastday is celebrated on the 24th of January (Ó Riain 2011, 429). Early Christian slab decorated with a cross-potent carved in relief which was discovered during conservation works on the church between 2002-06 (Quinlan and Moss 2007, 68). Cross-slab currently located inside the disused Lemanaghan schoolhouse. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 25 April 2014
Early Christian period, likely 7th to 9th century; the cross-potent symbol may have had both Christian and symbolic protective or spiritual significance, possibly associated with the monastery founded by St Manchán.

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