Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Knockboy (decies Without Drum By., Seskinan Par.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockboy (decies Without Drum By., Seskinan Par.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ogham Stones (Built in Wall)
- Coordinates
- 52.19474, -7.68492
- SMR number
- WA013-034005-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Six ogham stones are re-used, mainly as lintels, in the medieval parish church of Seskinan at Knockboy (WA013-034001-) and this, the seventh stone (slate, 1.02 x 0.23 x 0.17m converted from Macalister 1945), is standing in the NW corner of the ruin. Originally found by Macalister (1907, 210-11) 'buried almost to its head, marking a modern grave'. There is damage to the top of the stone and down one of the angles. A small plain cross is cut into the lower face between the third and fourth inscribed angles. All four angles of the stone are inscribed. Macalister (1945, 288-9, no. 298) read the inscription as: VEDABAR M[A]Q[--]LSM MOCOI ODR[--]REA. (Moore 1999, 1495)
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=298
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 16 October 2017
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Moore, M. 1999 Archaeological inventory of county Waterford. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1907 Studies in Irish epigraphy, vol. 3. London. David Nutt.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.