Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.33948, -6.27135
- SMR number
- DU018-281----
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American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
One of six cross-slabs (DU018-278-/283-) now located inside St Patrick’s Cathedral (DU018-020269-). This tapering granite cross-slab (L 1.62m x Top Wth 0.6m; Base Wth 0.4m; x T 0.18m-0.27m) is now lying outside the N wall of the choir of St. Patrick's cathedral (DU018-020269-). Listed by Crawford (1913, 166) as stone 1d and described as; ‘A granite slab 5 ft. [1.5m] by 1 ft. 9 in. [0.53m] by 1 ft. [0.3m] thick. It bears two ringed crosses, one above the other; they are formed of marginal lines in relief. (It lies near C)’. Listed by Ó hÉailidhe (1973) as slab A3 and described as follows; ‘It bears two Latin crosses in raised outline, one with a double raised ring, and the other with a single one. There is also a small raised ring in the centre of each cross. The slab is tapered, and was probably intended to lie in a recumbent position. Slabs bearing ringed crosses with inscriptions which can be dated nearly all belong to the ninth century (Lionard 1961, 126-127)’. The decoration on one side only bears 2 Latin crosses in raised outline, one above the other. The upper one has a double raised ring and the lower has a single raised ring. There is also a small raised ring in the centre of each cross. This slab was probably intended to lie in a recumbent position (Ó hÉailidhe 1973, 53-4; Swords 2009, No. 13, 79-80).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
References
Ó hÉailidhe, P. 1973 Early Christian graveslabs in the Dublin region. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 103, 51-64. Lionard, P. 1961 Early Irish grave-slabs. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 61C, 95-161. Crawford, H.S. 1913 A descriptive list of early cross-slabs and pillars. (cont.) Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 43, 151-69, 261-5, 326-34. Swords, K. (ed.) 2009 Pre-Norman grave-slabs and cross-inscribed stones in the Dublin region. 2009 edition of an NUIG MA thesis prepared in 1985. Tallaght, Dublin. Local Studies Section, South Dublin Library.
Drew, T. 1901 Further Antiquarian Discoveries at St. Patrick's Cathedral Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 31, 296.
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.