Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Fuerty, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fuerty
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61025, -8.26912
- SMR number
- RO039-063003-
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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
Two sandstone cross-slabs are displayed on the tower of the roofless Church of Ireland church, and another (RO039-063009-) lies in the graveyard (RO039-063002-) (Wakeman 1890-1, 357-8; Crawford 1913, 160; Macalister 1945, vol. 2, 14,15; Herity et al. 1997, 117-8). This slab (dims 0.95m x 0.7m) has an incised two-lined ringed cross, a fish and the inscription 'or ar anmainaidacain'.
See the attached image
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Herity, M., Kelly, D. and Mattenberger, U. 1997 List of Early Christian cross-slabs in seven north-western counties. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 127, 89-124.
Crawford, H.S. 1907 A descriptive list of early Irish crosses. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 37, 187-239; 43, 151-69, 261-65, 326-34.
Wakeman, W. F. 1890-1 On the early forms of inscribed Christian crosses found in Ireland. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 21, 350-8.
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.