BAROG/1

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1945:39
Site:BAROG
Discovery:first mentioned, 1916 Dolan, J.
History:Macalister/1945, 44: `The late Mr. Joseph Dolan, Ardee, conducted me to see this fine pillar-stone in 1916, when I had visited the neighbourhood for the purpose of delivering a lecture, I called his attention to the Ogham scores, which he had not noticed'.
Geology:Macalister/1945, 44: `sandstone'.
Dimensions:2.59 x 0.0 x 0.0 (converted from Macalister/1945)
Setting:in ground
Location:earliest
Form:plain
Condition:complete , inc
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:no other decoration

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Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1945):BRANOGENI
Expansion:
BRANOGENI
Gippert/Web Ogam 39 reading only [Gippert 39]
Macalister/1945 44 concise discussion
Ziegler/1994 141 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical up
Position:E ; arris ; n/a ; inc
Incision:pocked
Date:400 - 500 (Ziegler/1994)
Language:name only (ogham)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:none
Legibility:good
Macalister/1945, 44: `The ogham scores are pocked on the eastern angle, and though worn so as to escape notice easily, are quite legible once they are observed'.
Lines:
Carving errors:n
Doubtful:no

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