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
- 51.94881, -7.72591
- SMR number
- WA040-008007-
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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 beside a grave in the graveyard, c. 1854 (Anon 1854-5, 419-20). It has a small incised cross towards the top on one side and an ogham inscription on the opposite angle, which reads AMADU (Macalister, 1945, vol. 1, 260). It is now displayed in the chancel of the cathedral oppsosite another ogham stone found built into the E wall of St Declan’s Oratory (WA040-008005-). A third 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----). (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=265
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 11 August 2016
References
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.
Anon. 1856-7 Proceedings and papers. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 4, 358.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ogham stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Cathedralunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.