Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Ahalisky, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ahalisky
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.68122, -8.84708
- SMR number
- CO122-049004-
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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
Found with two other ogham stones (CO122-049003- and CO122-049005-) in a souterrain (CO122-049002-). Macalister (1945, 73, no. 70) describes the stone as measuring 5ft x 2ft 1in x 8.5in and reading CUNAGUSOS MAQI MUCOI VIRAGNI (see also McManus 1997, 65, 94). Now in the National Museum of Ireland (see DU018-376----). (Power et al. 1992, no. 1029)
This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=70
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 21 April 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. 1992 (Reprint 2003) Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 1: West Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.
McManus, D. 1991 A guide to ogam. Maynooth: Monographs 4. Maynooth. An Sagart.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.