Ballintaggart Ogham Stones Explained
Ballintaggart Ogham Stones |
Native Name: | Clocha Oghaim Bhaile an tSagairt |
Native Language: | ga |
Elevation: | 51m (167feet) |
Coordinates: | 52.1278°N -10.2432°W |
Location: | Ballintaggart, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland |
Built: | AD 400–550[1] |
Owner: | private |
Type: | ogham stones |
Embedded: | Embed: | yes | Designation2: | National Monument of Ireland | Designation2 Offname: | Ballintaggart | Designation2 Number: | 64[2] |
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Ballintaggart Ogham Stones is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[3] [4] [5]
Location
Ballintaggart Ogham Stones are located inside a round enclosure (diameter 30 m / 100 ft), immediately east of Dingle racecourse and southeast of the town.[6] [7] [8]
History
The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers.[9]
This was anciently the site of a church and old burial ground (An Cheallúnach or An Lisín).[10] [11] [12] [13]
Description
The ogham stones are rounded, made of water-rolled sandstone. Eight of them form a circle, each one lying down pointing outwards. The ninth lies at the centre. Several have been inscribed with crosses.
- CIIC 155: AKEVRITTI (presumably a personal name)
- CIIC 156: MAQQI-IARI KOỊ MA/QQI MU/CCOI DOVVINIAS (Here is Mac-Iair, son of the Corcu Duibne)
- CIIC 157: DOVETI MAQQI/ CATTI/NI (of Duibthe, son of Caitne). The language used here is primitive, lacking vowel affection, placing it around the time of Saint Patrick
- CIIC 158: SUVALLOS MAQ/Q̣Ị DU/COVAROS (of Suvallos son of Ducovaros)
- CIIC 159: ṂẠQI-DECC[E]DẠ/ ṂẠQ̣Ị/ GLASICONAS (of son of Deichet, son of Glasiconas). The personal name Glasiconas means "grey wolf."
- CIIC 160: TRIA MAQA MAILAGNI (of the three sons of Maílagnas) / CURCITTI (of Cuircthe). This stone bears a strange cross: with arms of equal length, two with "E" shapes on the end, one with a "Y" and one with a +[14]
- CIIC 161: INISSIO/NAS (a personal name); like CIIC 157 it dates to the 5th century AD
- CIIC 162: CUṆẠMAQQ̣I/ AVI CỌRBBI (of Conmac, grandson of Corb)
- CIIC 163: N[E]TTA-LAMINACCA KO/I ṂA/QQI MỤCOI DOṾ[I]Ṇ[IA]Ṣ (here is Laminacca's champion, son of the Corcu Duibne)[15] [16]
Notes and References
- Book: Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Michael A.. Monk. John. Sheehan. 1 January 1998. Cork University Press. 9781859181072. Google Books.
- Web site: National Monuments of County Kerry in State Care . 1 . heritageireland.ie . National Monument Service . 30 November 2022.
- Web site: Studies in Irish Epigraphy: The Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Kerry (not included in part I), Limerick, Cavan, and King's. Robert Alexander Stewart. Macalister. 1 January 1902. D. Nutt. Google Books.
- Web site: An Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Bibliography (450-1087).. Wilfrid. Bonser. 1 January 1957. University of California Press. Google Books.
- Book: Ferguson, Sir Samuel. Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Ballintaggart ogham.. 1 January 1887. D. Douglas. Internet Archive.
- Web site: Ballintaggart Ogham Stones.
- Web site: Ballintaggart Ogham Stones. 8 September 2010 .
- Book: King, Jeremiah. County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county. 1 January 1986. Mercier Press. 9780853427988 . Google Books.
- Book: Peritia. 1 January 2008. Medieval Academy of Ireland. 9782503517643. Google Books.
- Web site: Ballintaggart Nine Stones. The Megalithic Portal and Megalith.
- Book: Crowl, Philip Axtell. The Intelligent Traveller's Guide to Historic Ireland. 1 January 1990. Contemporary Books. 9780809240623. Google.
- Web site: Drumlohan Ogham Stones/Megalithic Monuments of Ireland.
- Web site: Ballintaggart Ogham Stones. Frank. Schorr.
- Web site: Ballintaggart Ogham Stones/Megalithic Monuments of Ireland.
- Web site: Ogham in 3D - Ballintaggart / 155. Ballintaggart I.
- Web site: Studies in Irish Epigraphy: Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Cork, Tipperary, and Waterford. Robert Alexander Stewart. Macalister. 1 January 1907. D. Nutt. Google Books.