Ogham stone (present location)

The National Monuments Service's description

This is the present location for the ogham stone from Ballinvoher Co. Kerry (KE045-105----). It is reported to have been found in the townland of Ballinvoher but no such townland exists. It may have come from, or near, Ballinvoher graveyard in the townland of Rathduff (KE045-025001-) where there are two other ogham stones. The stone, 1.22m high x 0.47m x 0.10m, has the following inscription (Macalister 1945, 160; McManus 1997, 65): COIMAGNI MAQI VITALIN which may be translated as 'of Cóemán son of Vitalinus'. (Cuppage 1986, no. 794)

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=166

Compiled by: Nora White

Date of upload: 3 June 2016

References

McManus, D. 1991 A guide to ogam. Maynooth: Monographs 4. Maynooth. An Sagart.

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

Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.