Dunloe Ogham Stones facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dunloe Ogham Stones |
|
---|---|
Native name Irish: Clocha Oghaim Dhún Lóich |
|
The Beaufort Stones | |
Type | ogham stones |
Location | Coolmagort, Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Owner | state |
Official name: Dunloe Ogham Stones | |
Reference no. | 385 |
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 420: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Dunloe Ogham Stones (CIIC 197–203, 241) is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Location
Dunloe Ogham Stones are located 1 km south of Beaufort, to the south of the River Laune.
History
The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers. Seven were discovered in 1838 forming the ceiling of a souterrain near Dunloe Castle and were moved to their current site by 1945. Another stone comes from the old church of Kilbonane.
Description
The Kilbonane stone is in the centre (CIIC 241) and the others are arranged around it.
- CIIC 197: DEGO{S} MAQI MOCOI TOICAKI ("of Daig son of the descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
- CIIC 198: MAQI-RITEAS MAQI MAQI-DDUMILEAS/ MUCOI TOICACI ("of Mac-Rithe son of Mac-Duimle descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
- CIIC 199: CUNACENA ("of Conchenn"; the name means "dog-head")
- CIIC 200: MAQI-TTAL MAQI VORGOS MA/QI MU/COI TOICAC ("of Mac-Táil son of Fuirg descendant of Toicacas"; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
- CIIC 201: ... ṂC̣ ... G̣Ẹ?̣ ... / Ṃ[A(?)]Q̣ ... Ḍ/ ... Ẹ?̣ ... (badly faded)
- CIIC 202: NIỌTTVRẸCC MAQỊ/ ... G̣NỊ ("of Nad-Froích son of ?-án"; Nad-Froích means "heather's champion")
- CIIC 203: MAQI-DECEDA MAQ̣[I] ("of Mac-Deichet son of ..."; believed to refer to the Tóecraige tribe)
- CIIC 241: B[AID(?)]AGNỊ ṂAQ̣I ADDỊLONA; NAGỤN[I(?)] M[U(?)]C̣[O(?)] B[AI(?)]D[A]N[I(?)]; NIR[???]MṆ[I]DAGNIESSICONIDDALA/ AMIT BAIDAGNI
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Dunloe Ogham Stones Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.