CLMAC/248

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:845
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1949 Molloy
History:Macalister/1949, 65, 69: `A number of fragments have come to light since CMS was published, many of them found by Mr. Molloy (of Clonmacnois National School) or his son, in the field walls in the neighbourhood.'
Geology:
Dimensions:0.41 x 0.19 x 0.1 (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:frgmntry , poor
Folklore:none
Crosses:1: equal-armed; outline; straight; plain; ind; angular; none; none; plain
Decorations:

Macalister/1949, 845: `Part of a two-line equilateral cross in a square'.

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CLMAC/248/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):TOMMAS
Expansion:
TOMMAS
Macalister/1949 70 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:inc ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is half-uncial. The Ms have curved top strokes, the T has a curved ascender and a flat top-stroke. The A has a squarish bow and a flourish from the bottom right of this bow. This form is found elsewhere on CLMAC/151, CLMAC/153, CLMAC/185, CLMAC/191.
Legibility:some
Lines:1
Carving errors:n
Doubtful:no

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