Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Fortwilliam, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fortwilliam
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- KE021-138----
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The National Monuments Service's description
This ogham stone was discovered in a souterrain in a ringfort in this townland c. 1843 (Macalister 1945, 134, no. 137). It is now one of two ogham stones on display as part of the 'Book of Kells' exhibition in the Library, Trinity College, Dublin (DU018-293----). Macalister (ibid.) read the inscription as: ANM VEDLLOIGGOI MACI SEDDOINI. (Toal 1995, 48, No. 29)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 1 November 2016
References
Toal, C. 1995 North Kerry Archaeological Survey. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority.
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.