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Cross-slab in Athlone

Cross-slab
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Unlocated cross-inscribed slab that was discovered in 1845 by T. L. Cooke and recorded in 1872 as missing (Fanning and Ó hÉailidhe 1980, 9). One of four cross-slabs (WM029-042043-;044-;045-) originally found in the graveyard (WM029-042092-) of the Franciscan friary (WM029-042001-) (Fanning and Ó hÉailidhe 1980, 5-9). Roughly rectangular-shaped slab decorated with a Celtic cross with looped terminals and a circle in the centre. Incised inscription reads: OR DO THORPAITH (Bradley et. al. 1985, 46; Fanning and Ó hÉailidhe 1980, 9, 18). See attached drawing of cross-slab taken from Stokes, G. (ed.) 1873 Christian inscriptions in the Irish language. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 October 2013

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