Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Lemanaghan, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lemanaghan
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29340, -7.74426
- SMR number
- OF015-004024-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A monastery at Lemanaghan (Liath Manchán) was founded in the 7th century by Manchán whose feastday is celebrated on the 24th of January (Ó Riain 2011, 429). Early Christian slab decorated with a cross-potent carved in relief which was discovered during conservation works on the church between 2002-06 (Quinlan and Moss 2007, 68). Cross-slab currently located inside the disused Lemanaghan schoolhouse.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 25 April 2014
References
Ó Riain, P. 2011 A dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin. Four Courts Press.
Quinlan, M. and Moss, R. 2007 Lemanaghan County Offaly Conservation Plan. Heritage Council. Kilkenny.
Nearby in the register
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.