Ireland I-COR-023

Ceathrú Bhaldair | Carhoovauler 3 (I-COR-023)

Inscription

SCAMAGNI

Ogham reads along the stemline — usually bottom to top on standing stones. How to read Ogham →

Stone ID
I-COR-023
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: Found during a souterrain survey in 1976 by James McCarthy and read by M.J. O’Kelly (McCarthy 1977, 181-183). Two other ogham stones (I-COR-021; I-COR-022) had previously been discovered in the same entrance chamber of a souterrain (CO122-001002-) in the NW quadrant of a rath/ringfort (SMR ID: CO122-001001-).

Findspot: Carhoovauler (Ceathrú Bhaldair), Co. Cork, Ireland (ITM Coordinates: 533446, 549155)

Last recorded location(s): In situ but no longer accessible.

Support

National Monuments Service SMR ID: CO122-001005-

Object type: Pillar

Material: Stone type unknown

Condition: Reused as a (support?) pillar stone in a souterrain.

Letters: The execution technique for the inscription is unknown.

Edition

Ogham text: ᚄᚉᚐᚋᚐᚌᚅᚔ

Transcription: SCAMAGNI

Translation

of Scamán

References

  • Power, Byrne, Egan, Lane, and Sleeman 1992, 124, no. 1034
  • McCarthy 1977, 181-183
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Visiting the Ceathrú Bhaldair | Carhoovauler 3 (I-COR-023) Ogham Stone

The Ceathrú Bhaldair | Carhoovauler 3 (I-COR-023) 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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