| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1909:191 Macalister/1949:738 Petrie/1872:158 |
| Site: | CLMAC |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G. |
| History: | Petrie/1872, 70: `Drawn by Dr. Petrie at Clonmacnois, in 1822'. Recorded as still on site in Macalister/1909, 37--38, and Macalister/1949, 58. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.91 x 0.56 x 0.11 (converted from Macalister/1949) |
| Setting: | inc |
| Location: | on site Recorded as still on site Macalister/1949, 58. |
| Form: | cross-slab |
| Condition: | complete , good |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: latin; outline; straight; half-round; circular; none; inner curv; none; decorated |
| Decorations: | Macalister/1909, 37: `three line cross...with a circular expansion containing a triskelion, and looped terminals with key-pattern'. |
| Petrie, G. (1822): | O~R~D || OMAEL | MHÍCHÍL Expansion: OROIT DO MAELMHÍCHÍL Translation: Pray for Maelmhíchíl (PN). Macalister/1909 37 reading only Macalister/1949 58 reading only Petrie/1872 70, Plate LXVI reading only |
| Orientation: | vertical down |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The inscription is in half-uncial. The initial OR has a contraction mark over it, with the R being majuscule and also having an extended ascender; the D has an ascender which bends to the left over an open bow; the bow of the O tapers downward to a point; the M has slightly curved strokes joining the ascenders; the bow of the A is quite angular; the E is majuscule and rounded and has an elongated middle stroke. The H's are minuscule and the I's each have accents over them. |
| Legibility: | good |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |