Ogham stone (present location)

The National Monuments Service's description

This ogham stone was found built into a low wall in the cathedral at Ardmore, Co. Waterford, by John Windele (FitzGerald 1854-5, 230-1; see WA040-008006-). The stone, which is broken at both ends, measures 0.86m x 0.30m x 0.05m (converted from Macalister 1945, 260, no. 264). The inscription reads ...]NACI MAQI [... (Macalister, ibid). A second ogham stone (WA040-008005-), found built into the E wall of St Declan’s Oratory and a third (cross-inscribed) ogham stone (WA040-008007-), found beside a grave, are both on display in the cathedral. (Moore 1999, no. 1481)

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=264

Compiled by: Nora White

Date of upload: 10 June 2016

References

Westropp, T.J. 1903d Notes on the antiquities of Ardmore. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 33, 353-79.

Harbison, P. 1992 Guide to the national and historic monuments of Ireland. Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Dublin.

Moore, M. 1999 Archaeological inventory of county Waterford. Dublin. Stationery Office.

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

Fitzgerald, E. 1854-5 On St Declan's oratory at Ardmore, County of Waterford and the old Irish inscription built into its east end. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 3, 223-31.