| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1909:248 Macalister/1949:843 Petrie/1872:125 |
| Site: | CLMAC |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G. |
| History: | Macalister/1949, 69, includes this stone in his section of 'newly found' slabs, mostly by Mr Molloy of Clonmacnois National School. In spite of this it does seem to be identical to Petrie/1872, fig. 125, described as lost in Macalister/1909, 46. Petrie/1872, 58: `Drawn by Dr. Petrie at Clonmacnois, in 1822'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.43 x 0.36 x 0.05 (converted from Macalister/1949) |
| Setting: | inc |
| Location: | on site Macalister makes no mention of the then current location, presumed to be on or near site (Macalister/1949, 69). |
| Form: | name-slab |
| Condition: | incomplete , some |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: equal-armed; outline; straight; expanded; square; angular; none; none; plain |
| Decorations: | Macalister/1949, 69: `cross quadrate in a square'. |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | FERGAL Expansion: FERGAL Macalister/1949 69 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | inc ; broad ; above cross ; undivided The inscription is shown in Macalister's drawing as above the cross but there is no real reason to suppose that this was the intended orientation. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | name only (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is half-uncial. The F has a curved top stroke, the G is half-uncial, and the R majuscule. The E appears to be in an angular uncial form. The A is half-uncial with a flourish from the bottom right of the bow. Petrie's drawing differs in detail, although he shows the A to be in the 'OC' form. |
| Legibility: | good Macalister's drawing (Macalister/1949, Plate XIX) suggests the inscription might be faint. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | n |
| Doubtful: | no |