| Corpus Refs: | Harbison/1992:35 |
| Site: | KINIT |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1875 Cooke, T.L. |
| History: | dePaor/1987, 136: `now stands in the grounds of Castle Bernard...on the slope of Slieve Blooms. It is not in its original position, having been moved from the nearby village of Kinnitty, site of the early monastery of Cenn Etig, and re-erected'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 2.1 x 0.45 x 0.19 (Harbison/1992) |
| Setting: | in ground |
| Location: | other dePaor/1987, 136: `now stands in the grounds of Castle Bernard...on the slope of Slieve Blooms'. |
| Form: | Cramp sh. B, head 11a, r1 |
| Condition: | incomplete , good Harbison/1992, 35: `fragmentary cross'. dePaor/1987, 136: `The upper limb of the cross is missing, as is much of the head. The photographs published by the late Dr. Henry in 1933 show somewhat more of the cross-head than now remains'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | Harbison/1992, 35, `EAST SIDE E1: A small panel of interlace E2: Much abraded spiral forms, possibly ending in animal heads. E3: Two animals with the back part of their bodies interlacing in the centre of the panel... E4: Animals emerge above and below from a central spiral boss... SOUTH FACE Plinth: Inscription S1: A panel with two strands of interlace pointed at the corners. S2: (?) The summoning of David... S3: A panel of interlace forming four circular devices. HEAD: THE CRUCIFIXION Christ stands with his legs bound and ams falling at a slight angle. On the left, Stephaton with flexed legs hold the vinegar-bearing vessel to below Christ's chin. The lance piercing Christ's left arm-pit is held by Longinus, whose head and arm alone are visible... WEST SIDE W1: An angular S-shaped spiral. W2: Knots of linked interlacing. W3: Four spirals from which animal forms emerge. W4: Damaged knots of interlace. NORTH FACE Plinth: Inscription... N1: An interlace of two parallel strands. N2: Interlinked horizontal and vertical pelta-shaped spirals with bossed terminals. N3: Irregular animal interlace, with heads emerging at the corners. N4: Eve gives the Apple to Adam... Head At the centre of the head there is a square panel with roll moulding around the edges. Standing out from its surface is a circle with a raised and decorated boss at the centre, which is linked to three of the six bosses which form a circle around it. The corners of the panel bear interlace. Beneath the square panel are two birds with interlaced necks, and there is further interlace on either side of and above the central square panel'. |
| O Murchadha, D. (1983): | O~R~DORIGMAELSECH | NAILLM~MAELRUANAID | OROITARRIGHERENN Expansion: OROIT DO RIG MAELSECHNAILL MAC MAELRUANAID OROIT AR RIG HERENN Translation: A prayer for King Maelsechnaill(PN) son of Maelruanaid(PN). A pryaer for the king of Ireland. dePaor/1987 140--141 reading only Harbison/1992 356 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | n/a ; shaft ; n/a ; undivided |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 846 - 862 (dePaor/1987) |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. In general the lettering has a rounded and squat appearance. The A's are in the 'OC' form, with squarish bows, and some of the Os also have squarish bows. The Gs and Ts are half-uncial. The Ms and N have flat top-strokes and the Rs appear to be majuscule. |
| Legibility: | poor dePaor/1987, 140: `weathered and damaged and very difficult to read'. |
| Lines: | 3 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| O Murchadha, D. (1983): | O~R~DOCOLMANDORRO | [..]INCROSSAARRIGHER | ENNO~R~DORIGHERENN Expansion: OROIT DO COLMAN DORRO [..]IN CROSSA AR RIG HERENN OROIT DO RIG HERENN Translation: A prayer for Colman(PN) who made the cross for the king of Ireland. A prayer for the king of Ireland. dePaor/1987 140--141 reading only Harbison/1992 356 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | n/a ; shaft ; n/a ; undivided |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 846 - 862 (dePaor/1987) |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. In general the lettering has a rounded and squat appearance. The A's have squarish bows, as do some of the Os also have squarish bows. The Gs and Ts are half-uncial. The Ms and N have flat top-strokes and the Rs appear to be majuscule. |
| Legibility: | poor dePaor/1987, 140: `weathered and damaged and very difficult to read'. |
| Lines: | 3 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |