Ogham stone

The National Monuments Service's description

This stone is located 3.5m NE of the cross-slab and stands .7m high; it measures .26m x .19m at base. It carries the inscription along both worn edges. Macalister (1945, 234) read it as:
MOCURRUTI MAQI VLISACESUCMIR
The inscription commences on the sinister angle of the S face. The first four letters are clearly visible and are followed by the somewhat damaged double R. The remaining letters of this word can no longer be readily deciphered. The first four letters of the remainder of the inscription, which commences on the dexter angle of the N face, are now buried. The other characters are more or less legible. Macalister's E is represented by only two vowel notches, though these are widely spaced.

The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 972. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 13 June 2013

References

O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.

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