Ireland I-COR-010 CIIC 62

Dún Bolg | Dunbulloge (I-COR-010)

Inscription

DOCRANORI

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Stone ID
I-COR-010
CIIC Ref.
62
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: Formerly in pasture, on a S-facing slope, c. 100m NE of a graveyard (SMR no. CO066-025001-), but now removed (Power 1994, 62).

Findspot: Dunbulloge (Dún Bolg), Co. Cork, Ireland (ITM Coordinates: 568598, 581001)

Support

National Monuments Service SMR ID: CO063-026----

Object type: Pillar

Material: Clay slate

Dimensions: H 1.3 × W 0.7 × D 0.3 m

Condition: This stone (described as a reddish clay slate) was removed from the site at some stage since the 1940s and its current location is unknown. The dimensions supplied here have been converted from Macalister (1945, 65-66) who described the inscription as worn away by cattle and almost illegible.

Inscription

Text field: The inscription ran up on the dexter angle of the S face of the stone.

Letters: Macalister (1945, 65) noted that the inscription was chiselled.

Edition

Ogham text: ᚇᚑᚉᚏᚐᚅᚑᚏ̣ᚔ

Transcription: DOCRANOṚI

References

  • Macalister 1945, 65-66, no. 62
  • Power and et al. 1994, 62, no. 4234
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Visiting the Dún Bolg | Dunbulloge (I-COR-010) Ogham Stone

The Dún Bolg | Dunbulloge (I-COR-010) 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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