Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Rathglass, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathglass
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallauns
- Coordinates
- 52.78485, -6.72017
- SMR number
- CW013-018001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
A pair of granite stones 3m apart. The stone to the W has rounded sides and a rectangular cross-section (H 1.5m; 0.8m x 0.5m). The stone to the E (ogham inscribed) has angular sides and a triangular cross-section (H 1.3m; 0.62m x 0.82m x 0.65m). The ogham inscription reads: DUNAIDONAS MAQI MARIANI ('of Dúnáed son of Marianus') and is visible on two edges facing the other stone (Macalister 1945, 19, no. 16). The chocking stones of both sockets are exposed. (Brindley and Kilfeather 1993, no. 100).
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: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=16
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 12 September 2016
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Brindley, A.L. and Kilfeather, A. 1993 Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Cross (present location)under 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.