Ireland I-KER-096 CIIC 225

"""Gortmaccree"" (Gurteenmacree, later Gurteen, parish of Kilgarvan)" (I-KER-096)

Inscription

NOARRA MAQI VORUDRAN

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Stone ID

I-KER-096

CIIC Ref.

225

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: 1800s? Found on the north side of a carn surrounded by three concentric rings of stones (KE094-021001-? KE094-021002-?) see https://ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/2022/11/15/in-search-of-lost-ogham-biographies/.

Findspot: Gurteen, Co. Kerry, Ireland (ITM coordinates (if correctly identified): 500481, 569879 )

Last recorded location(s): In situ at Adare Manor with four other ogham stones (I-KER-093, I-KER-113, I-KER-114 and I-KER-116) in a small grove of trees between the house and the golf club.

Support

National Monuments Service SMR ID: KE094-082----

Object type: Pillar

Dimensions:

Letters: Clay-slate (Brash)

Edition

Transcription: NOARRA MAQI VORUDRAN

References

Macalister 1945, …

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Visiting the """Gortmaccree"" (Gurteenmacree, later Gurteen, parish of Kilgarvan)" (I-KER-096) Ogham Stone

The """Gortmaccree"" (Gurteenmacree, later Gurteen, parish of Kilgarvan)" (I-KER-096) 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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