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
- Not indictaed
- Coordinates
- 51.94882, -7.72613
- SMR number
- WA040-008006-
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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 was found built into a low wall in the cathedral by John Windele (FitzGerald 1854-5, 230-1), and is now in the National Museum of Ireland (DU018-248----). The inscription reads ...]NACI MAQI [... (Macalister 1945, vol. 1, 260). Another stone was found built into the E wall of St Declan’s Oratory and is now displayed in the chancel of the cathedral (WA040-008005-). A third stone (WA040-008007-) was found beside a grave and is now also on display in 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=264
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 11 August 2016
References
Harbison, P. 1992 Guide to the national and historic monuments of Ireland. Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Dublin.
Westropp, T.J. 1903d Notes on the antiquities of Ardmore. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 33, 353-79.
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.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.