Dunloe Ogham Stones

Dunloe Ogham Stones
Native name
Clocha Oghaim Dhún Lóich (Irish)
The Beaufort Stones[1]
Typeogham stones
LocationCoolmagort, Beaufort,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates52°03′37″N 9°38′05″W / 52.060410°N 9.634788°W / 52.060410; -9.634788
Elevation51 m (167 ft)
Ownerstate
Official nameDunloe Ogham Stones
Reference no.385
Dunloe Ogham Stones is located in Ireland
Dunloe Ogham Stones
Location of Dunloe Ogham Stones in Ireland

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]

Location

Dunloe Ogham Stones are located 1 km south of Beaufort, to the south of the River Laune.[5]

History

The 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

The 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)
Dunloe Stone CIIC 241
  • 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

  1. ^ "Beaufort Ogham Stones". Kerry Gems. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dunloe Ogham Stones - Picture of Ogham Stones, Killarney - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.ie.
  3. ^ Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (26 August 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Clinton, Mark (26 August 2017). The Souterrains of Ireland. Wordwell. ISBN 9781869857493 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Coolmagort Ogham Stones". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. Megalithic Monuments of Ireland. 2010.
  7. ^ "Dunloe Ogham Stones".
  8. ^ "Dunloe Ogham Stones - Killarney".
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Dunkoe Ogham Stones".
  11. ^ Barrington, T. J. (26 August 1999). Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256717 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Silent Earth: Dunloe Ogham Stones". www.silentearth.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Ogham in 3D - Coolmagort / 241. Kilbonane". ogham.celt.dias.ie.