Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:83 |
Site: | BAKNK |
Discovery: | non-arch dig, 1891 Barry, E. |
History: | Macalister/1907, 108: `...first brought to knowledge through the exertions of the late Father Barry, who, after describing them, had them buried again where they were found. They were afterwards re-exhumed, however, by Mrs Donovan's sons'. Macalister/1945, 85: `Afterwards under the influence of Rev. Canon Power...removed to University College, Cork'. |
Geology: | Macalister/1945, 86: `slate'. |
Dimensions: | 0.81 x 0.51 x 0.15 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
Setting: | in display |
Location: | University College, Cork Macalister/1945, 85, `University College, Cork'. |
Form: | plain Power et al/1994, 60: `Slate stone...broken from upper end of larger stone'. |
Condition: | frgmntry , some Macalister/1945, 86: `...evidently broken from the upper end of a larger stone … a little chipped'. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1907): | --]MDULICCI ||| MACIEBR ||| [-- Expansion: --]MDULICCI MACIE BR[-- Macalister/1907 109--110 reading only |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | LAMADILICCIMACMAI ||| CBRO || CC Expansion: LAMADILICCI MAC MAIC BROCC Macalister/1945 86 reading only |
McManus, D. (1991): | LAMAD[O^U]LICCIMAC ||| […]CBRO[C] Expansion: LAMAD[O]LICCI MAC […]C BRO[C] Expansion: LAMAD[U]LICCI MAC […]C BRO[C] McManus/1991 66 reading only |
Gippert, J. (1997): | [LAM]ADULICC[I]MA[CMAICBRO ||| CC]
Expansion: [LAM]ADULICC[I] MA[C MAIC BROCC] Gippert/Web Ogham 83 reading only [Gippert 83] |
Orientation: | vertical up along down |
Position: | n/a ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated |
Incision: | incised Macalister/1945, 86: `Inscription chiselled'. |
Date: | None published |
Language: | Goidelic (ogham) |
Ling. Notes: | Macalister/1945, 86: `absolutely unique in giving us the Old Irish genitive for MAIC in Ogham writing'. McManus/1991, 66, states `I cannot confirm MAIC which Macalister read'. |
Palaeography: | Gippert/Web, Ogham 83: `In the first name, there is hardly space enough for Macalister's I. An -U- seems well conceivable instead. MAC MAIC is quite doubtful, BROCC even more so'. Macalister/1945, 86: `irregular scores'. |
Legibility: | some Macalister/1945, 86: `inscription ... a little chipped, but otherwise in fair condition'. |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | n |
Doubtful: | no |