Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Ballyknock North, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyknock North
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ogham Stones (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.03454, -8.08268
- SMR number
- CO055-007011-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Recorded as sandstone grit (H 4ft 4in; 1ft 2in x 9in), this is one of 15 ogham stones (CO055-007002-; CO055-007005- - COO55-007018-) found covering a souterrain (CO55-007003-). The stone is currently on permanent display in the Stone Corridor, University College Cork (for details see CO074-164----). The inscription is pocked on the dexter edge and the top; worn and slightly chipped. Macalister's final reading (1945, 88-9, no. 89) is BOGAI MAQI BIRACO and by McManus (2004, 16 no. 7.) as BOgaI MAQI BIrAC... . (Power et al. 1994, no. 4222)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 4 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.
McManus, D. 2004 The ogam stones at University College Cork. Cork University Press.
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