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Founded by St. Kieran the elder in the fifth century (ITA Survey 1943). Early Christian cross-slab (dims. 1.68m x 0.66m x 0.1m) described by Crawford as 'a slab of irregular shape , incised with a six-line cross, having the centre a circle, and the ends three-quarter circles. At the sinister sides are the traces of an inscription 'or do cherball'' (Crawford 1913, 265; Carwford 1916, 166). Now housed inside the C of I church, with a replica lying in the graveyard where the original was located.
Described by Macalister as `Among four ancient tombstones lying on this historically important site there is one of sandstone, recumbent west of the church, a Latin seven-line cross with a circular expansion at the centre and fantastically varied expansions at the terminals' (Macalister 1949, 39). The inscription reads O~R~DOCHERBALL which can be expanded to OROIT DO CHERBALL (Macalister 1949, 39).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
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