Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Kilbeg (decies Without Drum By., Kilbarrymeadan Par.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbeg (decies Without Drum By., Kilbarrymeadan Par.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WA025-078----
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The National Monuments Service's description
An ogham stone that was discovered in Kilbeg (Martin 1874-5, 437, 479) was read by Macalister (1945, vol. 1, 280) as BIVODON MUCOI ATAR. It may have been associated with Kilbarrymeaden church (WA025-040001-) just to the W. This stone is in the National Museum of Ireland (DU018-244----). (Martin 1874-5, 437, 479; Barry 1896, 129; Moore 1999, no. 1491)
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: http://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=285
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Updated by: Paul Walsh
Revised date of upload: 7 January 2015
References
Moore, M. 1999 Archaeological inventory of county Waterford. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Martin, Dr. 1874-5 Proceedings and papers. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 13, 247-50, 437, 479, 481.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Barry, Rev. E. 1896 On ogham-stones seen in Kilkenny County. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 26, 122-35.