Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1945:229 |
Site: | CARIN |
Discovery: | recognised, 1939 O'Neill, P.F. |
History: | Macalister/1945, 223--224: `It was first noticed by Mr. P.F. O'Neill, of Caherciveen, buried to within about a foot of its top in a low mound of sand covered with earth and stones...Mr. O'Neill suggested to me that some abrasions on the edge seemed to suggest that the stone had been dragged to its present position with a rope -- possibly from the ancient cemetery of Killogrone nearby'. O'Sullivan/1996, 240: `When first noted, only its upper .45m protruded from the peat-cover of the slope; the stone was subsequently dug out (The Kerryman, 20/5/1939)...it now stands'. |
Geology: | Macalister/1945, 223: `Sandstone grit'. OSullivan/1996, 241: `sandstone'. |
Dimensions: | 1.37 x 0.3 x 0.2 (converted from Macalister/1945) |
Setting: | in ground |
Location: | on site OSullivan/1996, 240: `it now stands [at the site]'. |
Form: | plain |
Condition: | incomplete , some Macalister/1945, 223--224: `the original top of the stone is broken off and the dexter edge is completely spalled away'. |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945): | ANMCALUMANNMAQ[-- Expansion: ANM CALUMANN MAQ[-- Macalister/1945 224 reading only OSullivan/etal/1996 241 reading only Ziegler/1994 271 reading only |
O'Sullivan, A. (1996): | ANMCALUMANNMAC[-- Expansion: ANM CALUMANN MAC[-- OSullivan/etal/1996 241 reading only |
Orientation: | vertical up |
Position: | n/a ; arris ; inc ; undecorated Macalister/1945, 223: `on the sinister edge'. |
Incision: | chipped Macalister/1945, 223: `chipped'. |
Date: | None published |
Language: | Goidelic (ogham) |
Ling. Notes: | See McManus/1991, 79--80 for discussion of this formula. |
Palaeography: | OSullivan/1996, 241: `Only four grooves of the Q survive, and it may have been a C'. |
Legibility: | some Macalister/1945, 223: `The inscription is chipped on the sinister edge, and so far as it goes is in a fair condition, but the original top of the stone is broken off and the dexter edge is completely spalled away'. OSullivan/1996, 241: `The initial vowel notch is no longer apparent, nor is the third notch of the U. Only four grooves of the Q survive'. |
Lines: | 1 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |