Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Ardocheasty, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardocheasty
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ogham Stones
- Coordinates
- 51.94866, -7.72559
- SMR number
- WA040-008005-
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Shown on 5 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
This ogham stone, which was built into the E gable of St Declan’s Oratory, was removed c. 1855 (FitzGerald 1854-5) and is now displayed in the chancel of the cathedral (see WA040-008025-). It has two inscriptions which have been read by Macalister (1945, vol. 1, 257-8) as: 1. LUGUDECCAS MAQI [...MU]COI NETA-SEGAMONAS and 2. DOLATI BIGA-ISGOB [... . A second ogham stone (WA040-008006-) was found built into a low wall in the cathedral and is now in the National Museum of Ireland (DU018-248----). A third stone (WA040-008007-) was found beside a grave and it is now also displayed in the chancel of the cathedral. (Moore 1999, 1481)
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=263
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 11 August 2016
References
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Fitzgerald, E. 1854-5 On St Declan's oratory at Ardmore, County of Waterford and the old Irish inscription built into its east end. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 3, 223-31.
Westropp, T.J. 1903d Notes on the antiquities of Ardmore. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 33, 353-79.
Harbison, P. 1992 Guide to the national and historic monuments of Ireland. Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Dublin.
Rhys, P. 1903 The Ardmore ogham stones. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 33, 381-6.
Nearby in the register
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.