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Cross-slab (present location) in Unknown Townland

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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). Fragment of an early Christian sandstone cross-slab with rounded edge bearing the lower part or base of a cross carved in false relief with what appears to be a stepped base. Recovered from Lemanaghan by Con Manning and now housed in the National Museum of Ireland. Cross-reference with OF015-004034- See attached photograph courtesy of Ed Bourke Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 29 March 2023

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