CLMAC/238

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1949:835
Site:CLMAC
Discovery:first mentioned, 1949 Molloy
History:Macalister/1949, 69, records that this stone was found by Mr. Molloy.
Geology:
Dimensions:0.15 x 0.22 x 0.03 (converted from Macalister/1949)
Setting:inc
Location:on site
Form:Indeterminate
Condition:frgmntry , some
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:no other decoration

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Inscriptions


CLMAC/238/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1949):[C]HULAINN
Expansion:
[C]HULAINN
Macalister/1949 69 reading only

Notes

Orientation:horizontal
Position:n/a ; broad ; n/a ; undecorated
Incision:inc
Date:None published
Language:name only (rbook)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A is in the 'OC' form, but remarkably, also with an open bow. This is the only such example at Clonmacnoise. The H is minuscule, the L curved and the N has a curved top stroke, while the U has a curved bottom stroke and a descender which extends below this.
Legibility:some
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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