Ireland I-COR-064 CIIC 114

Cnoc Seanmhaí | Knockshanawee 3 (I-COR-064)

Inscription

GRIMIGGN[I MAQ]I CERC[C..]

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

Stone ID
I-COR-064
CIIC Ref.
114
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: This stone was the second innermost lintel and is one of six ogham stones (also I-COR-062, I-COR-063, I-COR-065, I-COR-066, I-COR-067) used in the construction of a souterrain (CO072-078002-) and was discovered in 1911. Two years later it was dismantled and moved to University College Cork.

Findspot: Knockshanawee (Cnoc Seanmhaí), Co. Cork, Ireland (ITM Coordinates: 545175, 569241)

Current repository: Ireland University College Cork (inv. no. 26)

Last recorded location(s): Now on permanent display in the Stone Corridor (‘Rúin na gCloch / Stories in Stone’ exhibition), University College Cork (see CO074-139----).

Support

National Monuments Service SMR ID: CO072-078005-

Object type: Pillar

Material: Siltstone

Dimensions: H 2.8 × W 0.6 × D 0.15 m

Condition: Reused as a lintel in a souterrain, the centre and top part of the inscription is missing because the stone had been broken in two. The bottom of the inscription is in fair condition.

Inscription

Text field: The inscription starts 1.02m (3ft. 4in.) from the bottom the stone and runs up (Macalister 1945, 114).

Letters: The inscription is knife-scored and ‘very roughly set out’ (Macalister 1945, 114).

Edition

Ogham text: ᚌᚏᚔᚋᚔᚌᚌᚅ[ᚔ ᚋᚐᚊ]ᚔ ᚉᚓᚏᚉ[ᚉ..

Transcription: GRIMIGGN[I MAQ]I CERC[C..]

References

  • Macalister 1945, 114, no. 114
  • McManus 2004, 22, no. 26a/b
  • Power and et al. 1994, no. 7971
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Visiting the Cnoc Seanmhaí | Knockshanawee 3 (I-COR-064) Ogham Stone

The Cnoc Seanmhaí | Knockshanawee 3 (I-COR-064) 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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