Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Lynally Glebe, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lynally Glebe
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.26508, -7.55601
- SMR number
- OF016-031004-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Monastery founded here in the 6th century by Colmán Eala who died in 611 (Ó Riain 2011, 203; Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 41). An early Christian cross-slab and decorated slab (OF016-031012) now in the National Museum (NMI Reg No. L 1935:3; NMI Habitat Q 28:2 ) was found in a wheatfield near earthwork near Lynally church (OF016-031001-) and graveyard (OF016-031002-) by local landowner, Mr Thomas Mooney.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
References
Ó Riain, P. 2011 A dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin. Four Courts Press.
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Inscribed slabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.