Dunloe Ogham Stones Explained
| Dunloe Ogham Stones |
| Native Name: | Clocha Oghaim Dhún Lóich |
| Native Language: | ga |
| Other Name: | The Beaufort Stones[1] |
| Elevation: | 51m (167feet) |
| Coordinates: | 52.0604°N -9.6348°W |
| Location: | Coolmagort, Beaufort,
County Kerry, Ireland |
| Owner: | state |
| Type: | ogham stones |
| Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland |
| Designation1 Offname: | Dunloe Ogham Stones |
| Designation1 Number: | 385 |
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 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Beaufort Ogham Stones. Kerry Gems. 3 June 2021.
- Web site: Dunloe Ogham Stones - Picture of Ogham Stones, Killarney - TripAdvisor. www.tripadvisor.ie.
- Book: Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Michael A.. Monk. John. Sheehan. 26 August 1998. Cork University Press. 9781859181072. Google Books.
- Book: Clinton, Mark. The Souterrains of Ireland. 26 August 2017. Wordwell. 9781869857493. Google Books.
- Book: The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Ann. O'Sullivan. John. Sheehan. 26 August 1996. Cork University Press. 9780902561847. Google Books.
- Web site: Coolmagort Ogham Stones. Megalithic Monuments of Ireland. 2010. www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
- Web site: Dunloe Ogham Stones.
- Web site: Dunloe Ogham Stones - Killarney.
- Book: King, Jeremiah. County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county. 26 August 1986. Mercier Press. 9780853427988. Google Books.
- Web site: Dunkoe Ogham Stones.
- Book: Barrington, T. J.. Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography. 26 August 1999. Collins Press. 9781898256717. Google Books.
- Web site: Silent Earth: Dunloe Ogham Stones. www.silentearth.org.
- Book: Swift, Catherine. Ogam Stones and the Earliest Irish Christians. 26 August 1997. Department of Old and Middle Irish, St. Patrick's College. 9780901519986. Google Books.
- Web site: Ogham in 3D - Coolmagort / 241. Kilbonane. ogham.celt.dias.ie.
