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Ogham stone

Ballynabortagh, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ogham stone, Ballynabortagh, County Cork, 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
Ballynabortagh
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.99976, -8.43333
SMR number
CO052-053----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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

This is one of four stones recorded by Windele (Macalister 1943, 63) prior to their destruction in the mid-ninteenth century. The inscription on this stone was read by Windele and Macalister (ibid, no. 60) as MAILAGN(I). Macalister (ibid) quotes or paraphrases Windele thus: 'Within the enclosure (CO052-039002-)....four standing stones. One of these is the ogham no. 1 (CO052-039001-). Twenty yards south of it was a pair of stones, one of which was the ogham no. 2 (CO052-053---). A short distance to the west of these was a solitary pillar, with some flagstones, laid down close by (CO052-057---). (Power et al. 1994, no. 4231)

Compiled by: Nora White

Date of upload: 1 February 2016

References

Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1994 Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 2: East and South Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

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

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