Stone sculpture in Lismore (coshmore and Coshbride By.)

There is a caryatid, or pillar carved as a human figure (H 0.58m; Wth 0.23m; T 0.12m), holding an open book with the inscription: IN ME.SAM DOMINI IERUSALEM DET ARMA ET CORONAS AURH (Macalister 1938; MacAlister 1945, vol. 1, 109, No. 938) attached to the W wall of the nave of the cathedral (WA021-019003-). (Henry 1937) Henry, F. (1937) Figure in Lismore Cathedral. JRSAI, 67, 306-07. Macalister, R. A. S. (1938) The Lismore corbel. JRSAI 68, 298-300. Macalister, R. A. S. (1945) (reprint 1949) Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum, 2 vols. Stationery Office, Dublin. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

This stone sculpture, likely from the early medieval period (possibly 8th–10th century), features a caryatid holding an open book with a Latin inscription, suggesting a Christian context, possibly related to religious devotion or a commemorative function. The inscription may reference divine protection or a biblical passage, though its exact meaning remains partially obscure.