Ogham stone

The National Monuments Service's description

At the SSW side of a large, possibly early ecclesiastical, enclosure (CO060-040001-); two similar-sized upright stones (H 1.8m; 0.4m x 0.4m; axis SE-NW) flank the entrance into the enclosure. The westerly stone was described by Brash (1879, 132) as containing 'upon the upper part of an angle a few vowel scores, much worn'. In 1907 Macalister (1945, 111-2, no. 111) read the inscription as LUGUDECA MAQI SI[TT?]ALI MUCOI M....; on later examination he admitted 'this once fine inscription is, I fear, now beyond hope' (ibid.). Hartnett (1939, 78) also examined the stone but 'failed to find what could be called ogham scores'. There is now no clear evidence for an inscription on this stone. Two further possible ogham stones (CO060-187----, CO060-188----) are also associated with the enclosure (Power et al. 1997, no. 7996)

Compiled by: Nora White

Date of upload: 28 February 2016

References

Brash, R.R. 1879 The ogam inscribed monuments of the gaedhil in the British Islands. London. George Bell and Sons.

Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1997 Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 3: Mid Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.

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