KNKLA/1

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1945:306
Site:KNKLA
Discovery:first mentioned, 1896 Barry
History:Macalister/1945, 294: `Formerly used as a gatepost at Knockalafalla, between Rathgormuck and Clonmel: its earlier history is unknown. Afterwards to be seen lying on the lawn at Comeragh Lodge: now, I understand, moved into the grounds of the adjacent house and adapted as a seat'.
Geology:Macalister/1945, 294: `Conglomerate'.
Dimensions:1.45 x 0.43 x 0.28 (converted from Macalister/1945)
Setting:in struct
Location:other
Macalister/1945, 294, notes it as being in the house next to Comeragh Lodge.
Form:plain
Condition:complete , inc
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:no other decoration

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Inscriptions


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Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1945):LUGUDIMAQI[L-- ||| --]D[-- ||| --]QAMOCOIDONM[A]
Expansion:
LUGUDI MAQI L[--]D[--]QA MOCOI DONM[A]
Macalister/1945 294 concise discussion
Ziegler/1994 277 listing

Notes

Orientation:vertical up along down
Position:inc ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated
Macalister/1945, 294: `on two angles, up-top-down'.
Incision:inc
Date:400 - 700 (Ziegler/1994)
Ziegler/1994, 198, dates the inscription based on the linguistics of the name `Lugudi'.
Language:Incomplete Information (ogham)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Macalister/1945, 294--295: `The L at the beginning of the second name might be anything up to N: there is an appearance as of three more scores. The D is on the top of the stone: it must have been flanked by vowels, but of these only the last notch remains. There may have been one vowel-notch, but no more, after the final M'.
Legibility:inc
Macalister/1945, 294, indicates that some of the letters are not entirely legible.
Lines:1
Carving errors:n
Doubtful:no

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