Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Cloch Eidhneach, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloch Eidhneach
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- CO069-082----
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Murphy (1898, 17), the back entrance to the burial ground (CO069-079----), within the early ecclesiastical site of Cill Lachtaín (CO069-032----), was marked by 'two pillar stones, placed about five feet apart and nine feet high. One of these pillar stones is said to have an Ogham inscription on it'. The stones were removed when the burial ground was cleared c. 1835. A local priest, Rev. Michael Lane, tried to decipher the inscription at this time (ibid.). The present location of this ogham stone is not known. A stone (L 2.15m; 0.38m x 0.2m), reputed to be one of the pair taken from the burial ground, now lies on top of a stone fence at the S side of a farmyard to the W of the burial ground but no ogham markings have been found on it. (Power et al. 1997, no. 7991)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 19 March 2016
References
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1997 Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 3: Mid Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Murphy, C. 1898 Parish of Cill-na-Martra: its ancient topography and traditions. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 4, 1-19.