Provenance
Discovery: Discovered by 1839 and noted by Windele. It was part of a complex series of monuments, including another ogham stone (I-COR-006), of which this is the sole survivor above ground. Macalister (1945, 62-63) supplies an inventory from one of Windele’s notebooks of what was to be seen here in his time. ‘Dallaun’ is marked on the 1842 OS 6-inch map outside the NW corner of a now levelled square enclosure (CO052-039002-). This would correspond reasonably with the present position of this ogham stone. However, Macalister (1945, 63), quoting Windele, described four standing stones inside the enclosure, of which he says this was one.
Findspot: Ballynabortagh (Baile na bPórtach), Co. Cork, Ireland (ITM Coordinates: 570245, 583199)
Last recorded location(s): In situ in pasture, on a N-facing slope. Visited and 3D recorded for the Ogham in 3D project in August 2017.
Support
National Monuments Service SMR ID: CO052-039001-
Object type: Slab
Material: Sandstone
Dimensions: H 2.22 × W 1.80 × D 0.38 m
Condition: The ogham inscription is weathered and obscured by lichen in places and the lower portion is lost through damage to the stone.
Inscription
Text field: The fragmentary inscription (beginning of both lines lost) is located on one of the narrow sides of the slab, running up-up on the S and SE edges.
Letters: The inscription is pocked with large, somewhat unevenly spaced consonant strokes of up to 8cm long where they survive and shorter (1.5-2cm) vowel strokes, which are more evenly spaced.
Edition
Transcription: [.. ? ..]Ụ.. ? ..ỊẠỊBODAS [.. ? ..]RTAGNI
Critical apparatus:
- Reading by Macalister (1945): [.. ? ..]UỊṾAIBES 2. Reading by Rhys 1908: ṾỊṆỊOBODAS
References
- Macalister 1945, 63-64, no. 59
- Power and et al. 1994, 61-62, no. 4230
- Rhys 1908, 203