Ireland I-KER-041 CIIC 173

An Bhreac-chluain | Brackloon (I-KER-041)

Inscription

[MAQ]QI MUCC[OI]

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Stone ID
I-KER-041
CIIC Ref.
173
Country
Ireland
This record is drawn from the OG(H)AM corpus — the authoritative scholarly database of Ogham inscriptions, compiled by a team of epigraphers, archaeologists, and linguists. Transcription conventions and dating follow established epigraphic standards.

Provenance

Discovery: 1848 Hitchcock (Hitchcock’s notebook records that this stone was found about 1848 in the souterrain of a fort in a field called Parkalassa' (parc a' leasa, the field of the fort’) on the townland of Brackaloon’). Cuppage et al/1986, 124: Pairc na Claishe, not Pairc an Leasa, … it is possible that Hitchcock confused the two names’? This (only surviving) fragment was for many years preserved in the grounds of Ballinagroun House, near Inch, before being moved to Musáem Chorca Dhuibhne in Ballyferriter (Cuppage 1986, 124).

Findspot: Brackloon (An Bhreac-chluain https://www.logainm.ie/en/22457), Co. Kerry, Ireland (ITM coordinates: 460006, 601705 (possible findspot) )

Current repository: Ireland Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne (inv. no. )

Last recorded location(s): Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne (52.166593, -10.405998)

Support

National Monuments Service SMR ID: KE045-081002-

Object type: fragment

Letters:

Edition

Transcription: [MAQ]QI MUCC[OI]

References

  • Macalister 1945, …
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Visiting the An Bhreac-chluain | Brackloon (I-KER-041) Ogham Stone

The An Bhreac-chluain | Brackloon (I-KER-041) stone is one of Ireland's finest early medieval monuments — and well worth the journey. Whether you're a dedicated epigrapher, a history enthusiast, or simply someone who loves exploring ancient places, seeing a 1,500-year-old inscription in person is an experience unlike any other.

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Getting There

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What to Bring

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