Ireland I-KER-057 CIIC 189

Cinn Aird | Kinard East 2 (I-KER-057)

Stone ID
I-KER-057
CIIC Ref.
189
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: 1849 Graves

Findspot: Kinard East (Cinn Aird https://www.logainm.ie/en/22724), Co. Kerry, Ireland (ITM coordinates (approximate): 449614, 599423)

Last recorded location(s): in situ (recumbant and beneath sods in graveyard)

Support

National Monuments Service SMR ID: KE053-053002-

Object type: Slab

Material: Sandstone

Dimensions:

Inscription

Text field: Inscription top-down or up-top?

Letters: Appears to be pocked but quite worn.

Edition

Critical apparatus:

  1. Macalister reading top-down (1945, 182): SANGTI LLOTETI AVI SRUSA; McManus’ reading up-top (1986, 21): A CURCITI VEVODDIUGWAC

References

  • Macalister 1945, 182-183
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Visiting the Cinn Aird | Kinard East 2 (I-KER-057) Ogham Stone

The Cinn Aird | Kinard East 2 (I-KER-057) 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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