Provenance
Discovery: Discovered in the NW quadrant of a large rath or ringfort (CO055-007001-) at Castle farm (also site of Ballyknock castle CO055-007004-). According to Barry (1891, 521), ‘this roofing flag was second next to No. 2’ (I-COR-032) in the souterrain (CO055-007003-) where fourteen other ogham stones were also found (I-COR-031 - I-COR-045), all but one (I-COR-031) acting as lintels. A high percentage of ogham stones in Ireland are found reused in souterrains, particularly in Co. Cork but this is the highest number from a single souterrain.
Findspot: Ballyknock North (Baile an Chamhaicigh Thuaidh), Co. Cork, Ireland (ITM Coordinates: 594327, 586954)
Last recorded location(s): The stone was lifted and read by Barry (1891, 521) and then replaced (it was never seen by Macalister). There is now no visible surface trace. Thirteen other stones were subsequently lifted by the occupiers; twelve of which are now on permanent display in the Stone Corridor, University College Cork.
Support
National Monuments Service SMR ID: CO055-007006-
Object type: Pillar
Material: Sandstone
Dimensions: H 1.83 × W 0.56 × D 0.30 m
Condition: Reused in a souterrain, where it is presumably still in situ but inaccessible.
Inscription
Text field: According to Barry (1891, 521), beginning 76cm (30in.) from the bottom, the inscription then ‘turns to the left at the top of the stone, and ends at the top left hand corner of the circumscribed face of the stone’. Rhys and Rev. B. McCarthy (Barry 1891, 533) also noted further ogham strokes (the last three letters) on the back of the top of the stone.
Edition
Ogham text: ᚓᚏᚐᚉᚑᚁᚔ ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚓᚏᚐᚊᚓᚈᚐᚔ
Transcription: ERACOBI MAQI ERAQETAI
References
- Barry 1891, 514-535
- Macalister 1945, 86, no. 84
- Power and et al. 1994, no. 4217
- Ziegler 1994, 178