Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Unknown, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Unknown
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- KE000-010----
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The National Monuments Service's description
One of ten ogham stones collected from various locations in the vicinity of Ballintagart and now arranged in a circle within the enclosure. Ballintaggart church (KE053-033001-) (site of) and old burial ground (KE053-033002-) /An Cheallúnach or An Lisín: This circular enclosure crowns the summit of a low, but prominent, hillock between Dingle Harbour and Trabeg. This boulder (KE053-033012-), 1.2m long, is less regular and smooth than the others but is of the same rounded oval form. The ogham inscription is not clear and has been variously interpreted. The most likely readings are by Macalister (1945, 156) and O'Kelly (annotation to Macalister's Corpus) respectively: CUNAMAQQI AVI CORBBI and CULI MAQQI AVI CORBI. (Cuppage 1986, no. 820, no. 9)
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=162
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 26 October 2016
References
Devane, C. 2001 An ogam-inscribed stone in Ballintaggart. Peritia 15, 369-72.
Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
McManus, D. 1991 A guide to ogam. Maynooth: Monographs 4. Maynooth. An Sagart.