Ballyboodan Ogham Stone Explained

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone
Native Name:	Cloch Oghaim Bhaile Mhuadáin
Native Language:	ga
Elevation:	60m (200feet)
Coordinates:	52.4701°N -7.2227°W
Location:	Ballyboodan, Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Area:	Nore Valley
Built:	AD 700–900
Type:	Ogham stone
Height:	2.31m (07.58feet)
Designation1:	National Monument of Ireland
Designation1 Offname:	Ballyboodan
Designation1 Number:	599

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone (CIIC 038) is an ogham stone and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.^{[1] [2]}

Location

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone lies in an enclosure on the roadside, 1.7km (01.1miles) south of Knocktopher.^[3]

History

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone was carved c. AD 700–900. It was rediscovered before 1841, and was knocked down by treasure-seekers. In 1850 the tenant of the land wanted to destroy it as an obstacle to the plough, but luckily it was saved by the landlord, Sir Hercules Richard Langrishe, 3rd Baronet.^[4]

Description

Ballyboodan Ogham Stone is a block of slate measuring 231 × 175 × 23 cm and has Ogham carvings incised on one edge. (CORBI KOI MAQI LABRID, "Here is Corb, son of Labraid").^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holdings: Ballyboodan Ogham stone, Co. Kilkenny. 1873 .
2. 25554914. Ogham Inscriptions. John. Windele. John Windele. 1 January 1850. Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society. 1. 2. 142–145.
3. Web site: Geograph:: Ogham stone by side of lane,... (C) Humphrey Bolton.
4. Web site: [Sir] Hercules Langrishe].
5. Web site: Ogham in 3D - Ballyboodan / 38. Ballyboodan.
6. Web site: Trismegistos.