Dunloe Ogham Stones (CIIC 197–203, 241) is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4]
| Dunloe Ogham Stones | |
|---|---|
| Native name Clocha Oghaim Dhún Lóich (Irish) | |
| The Beaufort Stones[1] | |
 | |
| Type | ogham stones |
| Location | Coolmagort, Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°03′37″N 9°38′05″W / 52.060410°N 9.634788°W |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Owner | state |
| Official name | Dunloe Ogham Stones |
| Reference no. | 385 |
  Location of Dunloe Ogham Stones in Ireland | |
Location
editDunloe Ogham Stones are located 1 km south of Beaufort, to the south of the River Laune.[5]
History
editThe stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers. Seven were discovered in 1838 forming the ceiling of a souterrain near Dunloe Castle and were moved to their current site by 1945.[6][7][8][9] Another stone comes from the old church of Kilbonane.[10][11]
Description
editThe Kilbonane stone is in the centre (CIIC 241) and the others are arranged around it.[12]
- CIIC 197: DEGO{S} MAQI MOCOI TOICAKI ("of Daig son of the descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)[13]
- CIIC 198: MAQI-RITEAS MAQI MAQI-DDUMILEAS/ MUCOI TOICACI ("of Mac-Rithe son of Mac-Duimle descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
- CIIC 199: CUNACENA ("of Conchenn"; the name means "dog-head")
- CIIC 200: MAQI-TTAL MAQI VORGOS MA/QI MU/COI TOICAC ("of Mac-Táil son of Fuirg descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
- CIIC 201: ... ṂC̣ ... G̣Ẹ?̣ ... / Ṃ[A(?)]Q̣ ... Ḍ/ ... Ẹ?̣ ... (badly faded)
- CIIC 202: NIỌTTVRẸCC MAQỊ/ ... G̣NỊ ("of Nad-Froích son of ?-án"; Nad-Froích means "heather's champion")
- CIIC 203: MAQI-DECEDA MAQ̣[I] ("of Mac-Deichet son of ..."; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
- CIIC 241: B[AID(?)]AGNỊ ṂAQ̣I ADDỊLONA; NAGỤN[I(?)] M[U(?)]C̣[O(?)] B[AI(?)]D[A]N[I(?)]; NIR[???]MṆ[I]DAGNIESSICONIDDALA/ AMIT BAIDAGNI[14]
References
edit- ^ "Beaufort Ogham Stones". Kerry Gems. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Dunloe Ogham Stones - Picture of Ogham Stones, Killarney - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.ie.
- ^ Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (26 August 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.
- ^ Clinton, Mark (26 August 2017). The Souterrains of Ireland. Wordwell. ISBN 9781869857493 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Ann; Sheehan, John (26 August 1996). The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University Press. ISBN 9780902561847 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Coolmagort Ogham Stones". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. Megalithic Monuments of Ireland. 2010.
- ^ "Dunloe Ogham Stones".
- ^ "Dunloe Ogham Stones - Killarney".
- ^ King, Jeremiah (26 August 1986). County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853427988 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dunkoe Ogham Stones".
- ^ Barrington, T. J. (26 August 1999). Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256717 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Silent Earth: Dunloe Ogham Stones". www.silentearth.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Swift, Catherine (26 August 1997). Ogam Stones and the Earliest Irish Christians. Department of Old and Middle Irish, St. Patrick's College. ISBN 9780901519986 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ogham in 3D - Coolmagort / 241. Kilbonane". ogham.celt.dias.ie.