Ballintaggart Ogham Stones

Ballintaggart Ogham Stones is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4]

Ballintaggart Ogham Stones
Native name
Irish: Clocha Oghaim Bhaile an tSagairt
CIIC 156, bearing the name of the Corcu Duibne
Typeogham stones
LocationBallintaggart, Dingle,
County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates52.127810°N 10.243167°W / 52.127810; -10.243167
Elevation51 m (167 ft)
BuiltAD 400–550[1]
Ownerprivate
National Monument of Ireland
Official name: Ballintaggart Ogham Stones
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Location of Ballintaggart Ogham Stones in Ireland

Location

Ballintaggart Ogham Stones are located inside a round enclosure (diameter 30 m / 100 ft), immediately east of Dingle racecourse and southeast of the town.[5][6][7]

History

The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers.[8]

This was anciently the site of a church and old burial ground (An Cheallúnach or An Lisín).[9][10][11][12]

Description

The ogham stones are rounded, made of water-rolled sandstone. Eight of them form a circle, each one lying down pointing outwards. The ninth lies at the centre. Several have been inscribed with crosses.

  • CIIC 155: AKEVRITTI (presumably a personal name)
  • CIIC 156: MAQQI-IARI KOỊ MA/QQI MU/CCOI DOVVINIAS (Here is Mac-Iair, son of the Corcu Duibne)
  • CIIC 157: DOVETI MAQQI/ CATTI/NI (of Duibthe, son of Caitne). The language used here is primitive, lacking vowel affection, placing it around the time of Saint Patrick
  • CIIC 158: SUVALLOS MAQ/Q̣Ị DU/COVAROS (of Suvallos son of Ducovaros)
  • CIIC 159: ṂẠQI-DECC[E]DẠ/ ṂẠQ̣Ị/ GLASICONAS (of son of Deichet, son of Glasiconas). The personal name Glasiconas means "grey wolf."
  • CIIC 160: TRIA MAQA MAILAGNI (of the three sons of Maílagnas) / CURCITTI (of Cuircthe). This stone bears a strange cross: with arms of equal length, two with "E" shapes on the end, one with a "Y" and one with a +[13]
  • CIIC 161: INISSIO/NAS (a personal name); like CIIC 157 it dates to the 5th century AD
  • CIIC 162: CUṆẠMAQQ̣I/ AVI CỌRBBI (of Conmac, grandson of Corb)
  • CIIC 163: N[E]TTA-LAMINACCA KO/I ṂA/QQI MỤCOI DOṾ[I]Ṇ[IA]Ṣ (here is Laminacca's champion, son of the Corcu Duibne)[14][15]

References
  1. Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (1 January 1998). "Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society". Cork University Press – via Google Books.
  2. Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1 January 1902). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: The Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Kerry (not included in part I), Limerick, Cavan, and King's". D. Nutt – via Google Books.
  3. Bonser, Wilfrid (1 January 1957). "An Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Bibliography (450-1087)". University of California Press – via Google Books.
  4. Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Ballintaggart ogham.
  5. "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones".
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  7. King, Jeremiah (1 January 1986). "County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county". Mercier Press – via Google Books.
  8. "Peritia". Medieval Academy of Ireland. 1 January 2008 – via Google Books.
  9. Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Ballintaggart Nine Stones".
  10. Crowl, Philip Axtell (1 January 1990). "The Intelligent Traveller's Guide to Historic Ireland". Contemporary Books – via Google.
  11. PIP. "DRUMLOHAN OGHAM STONES/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".
  12. Schorr, Frank. "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones".
  13. 2010, PIP. "BALLINTAGGART OGHAM STONES/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. "Ogham in 3D - Ballintaggart / 155. Ballintaggart I".
  15. Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1 January 1907). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Cork, Tipperary, and Waterford". D. Nutt – via Google Books.
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