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Cross-slab

Cloonburren, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-slab, Cloonburren, County Roscommon, 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
Cloonburren
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.31368, -8.05183
SMR number
RO056-007003-

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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

On the summit of an esker within view of Clonmacnoise monastery, Co. Offaly (OF005-004----) c. 4.5km to the ENE. An almost complete cross-slab and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard (RO056-007001-), but four recorded slabs are not present. This is the large almost complete cross-slab (Wth 0.97m; H 0.86m) with expanded terminals and portion of an inscription that reads: OR DO MAEL../ EIRG (Macalister 1912, 28). It is displayed in the graveyard (Herity et al. 1997, 115, 004, Cloonburren 001).

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Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 20 October, 2014

References

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.

Macalister, R.A.S. 1912 Some cross-slabs in the neighbourhood of Athlone. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 42, 27-31.

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.

Nearby in the register

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

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