| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1909:240 Macalister/1949:779 Petrie/1872:98 |
| Site: | CLMAC |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1822 Petrie, G. |
| History: | Petrie, 1872, 49: `This drawing was made by Dr. Petrie in the year 1822'. Macalister/1899, 116, records the stone as lost, as does Macalister/1909, 45, and Macalister/1949, 62. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
| Setting: | Lost (present 1822, missing 1899) |
| Location: | Recorded as drawn in 1822 in Petrie/1872, 49, and as lost in Macalister/1899, 116. Macalister/1899, 116, records the stone as lost, as does Macalister/1909, 45, and Macalister/1949, 62. |
| Form: | cross-slab |
| Condition: | n/a , n/a |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: latin; outline; straight; half-round; circular; none; inner curv; none; decorated |
| Decorations: | geometric key pattern Macalister/1949, 62: `Cross with expansions and loops'. Petrie/1872, 49: `The style of the cross, and the art with which it is decorated...[date to] about the close of the ninth century'. Macalister/1909, 45: `five-line stem and key-pattern in all five expansions'. |
| Petrie, G. (1822): | O~R DODU || BCEN | M~THAD || GGAN Expansion: OROIT DO DUBCEN MAC THADGGAN Translation: Pray for Dubcen (PN), son of Tadggan (PN). Macalister/1909 45 reading only Macalister/1949 62 reading only Petrie/1872 48--49, Plate XXXVIII reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 950 - 950 (Macalister/1949) Macalister/1949, 62, saw this as the earlier of the two inscriptions on the stone and dates it by identifying the commemorand as someone known to have died in 950. 950 - 950 (Lionard/1961) |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is in Insular half-uncial. The Ds, U, H and Gs all appear to have wedge-shaped finials. The ascenders of the first two Ds are vertical, as is that of the B. The R is half-uncial, the U is rounded and the Gs are half-uncial. The Ns are minuscule and the E is in the open uncial form. The T is half-uncial with a curved ascender and a flat top-stroke. The M and H are minuscule. The D of the second line has an ascender which bends to the left over an open heart-shaped bow. The first A is minuscule and the second is half-uncial. |
| Legibility: | n/a |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
| Petrie, G. (1822): | O~R~DOCONAING || M~C~CONGHAIL Expansion: OROIT DO CONAING MAC CONGHAIL Translation: Pray for Conaing (PN), son of Conghal (PN). Macalister/1909 45 reading only Macalister/1949 62 reading only Petrie/1872 48--49, Plate XXXVIII reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 823 - 823 (Petrie/1872) Petrie/1872, 48, identifies the commemorand with the Conaing son of Congal who is recorded as dying in AD 823. 997 - 997 (Macalister/1949) Macalister/1949, 62, saw this as the later of the two inscriptions on the stone, and dated it by identifying the commemorand as a bishop known to have died in 997. |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A's are in the 'OC' form and the L and D have wedge-shaped finials. The initial O is larger than the other letters and the R is half-uncial. The D has a vertical ascender and the Ns and H are minuscule. The L is curved and the Gs are half-uncial. |
| Legibility: | n/a Macalister/1949, 62: `We are probably to read COSCRAIG for CONGHAIL: this would give us the name of a bishop, † 997'. |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Carving errors: | 0 |
| Doubtful: | no |
Macalister/1949, 62, identifies the commemorand as Bishop Conaing son of Coscraig who died in AD 997.