KNBOY/2

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1945:293
Site:KNBOY
Discovery:recognised, 1851 du Noyer, G.V.
History:Macalister/1945, 286: `Six ogham stones, discovered in 1851 by G. V. du Noyer, built into various parts of the wall of the...church.'
Geology:
Dimensions:1.32 x 0.23 x 0.27 (converted from Macalister/1945)
Setting:in struct
Location:earliest
Form:plain
Now used as a lintel but from the measurements clearly a pillar-stone.
Condition:incomplete , poor
Macalister/1945, 286: `The masons have treated most of them [the stones] very roughly, chipping them to suit their convenience...the H-surface is nearly all chipped away.'
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:

As the stone remains built into the wall several sides are not visible.

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Inscriptions


KNBOY/2/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1945):--][RG][...]BRCEN[..;
Expansion:
--]RG[..]B[A]RCEN
Macalister/1945 286 concise discussion
Ziegler/1994 277 listing

Notes

Orientation:vertical indeterminate
Position:inc ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated
Macalister/1945, 286: `...on what is now the lower inner angle'.
Incision:pocked
Date:None published
Language:Incomplete Information (ogham)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Macalister/1945, 286: `Nothing but the B-halves remain of the two R's and the G. There was doubtless an A between the B and the R. CEN is certain---four small nicks represent the vowel---but obviously the inscription is past restoration.'
Legibility:poor
Macalister/1945, 286: ` ...the inscriptions are very imperfect'.
Lines:1
Carving errors:n
Doubtful:no

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