Ireland I-KER-050 CIIC 182

An Gleann Mór | Glanmore (I-KER-050)

Inscription

GANICCA

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Stone ID

I-KER-050

CIIC Ref.

182

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: 1945 O’Sullivan, P. J. (reused as farm building lintel)

Findspot: Glanmore (An Gleann Mór https://www.logainm.ie/en/24602), Co. Kerry, Ireland (ITM coordinates: ITM Coordinates: 466186 , 605161 )

Last recorded location(s): in situ (on grass-grown ruins of the out-house for which it formerly acted as a door lintel)

Support

National Monuments Service SMR ID: KE045-044----

Object type: Slab

Dimensions:

Letters: Pocked and rubbed in neat, short strokes. Cuppage et al/1986, 255: `The final A notch is unlike the other vowel notches and does not extend across the edge of the stone’.

Edition

Transcription: GANICCA

References

Macalister 1945, …

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Plan Your Visit

Visiting the An Gleann Mór | Glanmore (I-KER-050) Ogham Stone

The An Gleann Mór | Glanmore (I-KER-050) 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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