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Cross-slab

Durrow Demesne, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-slab, Durrow Demesne, County Offaly, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Durrow Demesne
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.32571, -7.51931
SMR number
OF009-005019-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

National Monument No. 313. A sixth century monastery was founded at Durrow reputedly by Colum Cille [of the church] who died in 597 and whose feastday is celebrated on the 9th of June (Ó Riain 2011, 213-14). Early Christian cross-inscribed slab (H 2.04m; Wth 1.49m; T 0.14m) that was built up against the E face of the W wall of Durrow graveyard (OF009-005009-). This cross-slab has been moved into the C of I church (OF009-005013-) where it has been placed on the surface of the church beneath the E window. The church has been recently conserved by the OPW and now houses the Durrow high cross (OF009-005010-) and some of the cross-slabs (OF009-005015-/020-) that were located in the surrounding graveyard (OF009-005009-). Roughly rectangular-shaped sandstone slab decorated with incised cross with central circular boss filled with a decorative motif, the circular shaped terminals of the cross contain various decorative motifs while the incised shaft of the cross is decorated with interlace patterns The incised cross with central circular boss and four circular terminals are contained within an incised rectangular shaped border decorated with interlace patterns.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 23 April 2014

References

Ó Riain, P. 2011 A dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin. Four Courts Press.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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