Provenance
Discovery: First recognised in 1782 by Pelham and recorded by Vallancey (1804, 226; Macalister 1945, 144). Exposed by a storm at a probable early ecclesiastical site known as Cillvickillane (Cill Mhic Uíleáin), along with six other ogham stones, a possible fragment of an 8th ogham stone, a cross-inscribed stone, a number of graves and quantities of bone, and the ruins of several houses. Windele’s sketch of the site shows the ogham stones set out in a rough semi-circle on top of the mound with a slab-lined grave positioned nearby. Chatterton describes the houses as being beyond the mound nearer the sea. Windele interpreted these as the remains of an ancient village, but it has also been suggested that one of the structures, roughly 20 feet x 12 feet (6 x 3.7m), was a church (Cuppage 1986, 250). Only one of the ogham stones (I-KER-021) remains on site.
Findspot: Ballinrannig (Baile an Reannaigh), Co. Kerry, Ireland (ITM coordinates (approximate - location of remaining stone): 436682, 605700)
Last recorded location(s): Macalister (1945, 144) noted that in the mid 19th century this stone and three others (I-KER-015, I-KER-016 and I-KER-017) were moved by Lord Ventry to the grounds of Burnham House (now Coláiste Íde), between Dingle and Ventry, where they remain today. Examined and recorded using photogrammetry for the Ogham in 3D project in 2016.
Support
National Monuments Service SMR ID: KE042-057009-
Object type: Pulvinar pillar
Material: Slate
Dimensions: H 0.82 × W 0.26 × D 0.25 m
Condition: Although the top of the stone is broken on one side, the inscription appears to be complete.
Letters: Pocked in unevenly-spaced strokes
Edition
Transcription: BROINIONAS
Translation
of Bróen
Commentary
This name is recorded in three other ogham inscriptions (CIIC 120 Monataggart, Co. Cork; CIIC 280 Drumlohan, Co. Waterford and CIIC 295 Knockboy, Co Waterford). However, the reading is only relatively certain in this case and in CIIC 120 Monataggart, Co. Cork, which has BROINIENAS.
References
- Bennett, Uí Shíthigh, Holden, and Ó Bric 1995, 7-8
- Cuppage 1986, 250-251
- Macalister 1945, 144, 147
- McManus 1991, 65, 116
- Vallancey 1804, 226