Ogham stone

The National Monuments Service's description

Cillvickillane/Cill Mhic Uíleáin: A storm at the end of the 18th century exposed 7 ogham stones, a possible fragment of an 8th ogham stone, a cross-inscribed stone, a number of graves and quantities of bone, and the ruins of several houses (Windele 1838, 145). Windele's sketch of the site shows the ogham stones set out in a rough semi-circle on top of the mound with a slab-lined grave positioned nearby. Lord Ventry removed 6 of the ogham stones from the site in the mid-19th century; nos. 1 to 4 now line the driveway to Burnham House/Colaiste Íde (KE053-012004-, KE053-012005-, KE053-012006-, KE053-012007-), between Dingle and Ventry, and nos. 5 and 6 are preserved in the grounds of Chute Hall (KE029-132----, KE029-241----) near Tralee.
Only this ogham stone is still preserved at the original site on the summit of the mound at Ballinrannig. It has at some time been re-erected from its former prostrate position (Brash 1879, 212). It measures 1.76m high x 0.63m wide at base tapering to 0.17m across the top and is damaged at the top and along one of the angles. Macalister (1945, 149, no. 154) read the inscription as:
CUNAMAQQI CORBBI MAQQ(I MUCCOI DOVVINIA)S. The the first score of the U (following initial C) is barely discernible. Only the first 2 notches of the I in MAQQI survive and, apart from the final S, the following 2 words are a conjectural reconstruction as this edge is damaged. (Cuppage 1986, no. 792 (No. 7))

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=154

Compiled by: Nora White

Date of upload: 20 November 2016

References

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

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.