| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:551 |
| Site: | RCMMN |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1863 Petrie, G. |
| History: | Petrie/1878, 11: `This drawing [of the stone] was made by Dr. Petrie at Roscommon Abbey, October 2, 1863'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
| Setting: | Lost (present 1863, missing 1949) |
| Location: | Macalister/1949, 15: `The stone is now lost, and was not rediscovered, even in a recent `clean-up' of the Abbey ruins'. Macalister/1949, 15: `The stone is now lost, and was not rediscovered, even in a recent `clean-up' of the Abbey ruins'. |
| Form: | Incomplete Information |
| Condition: | inc , inc |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | none |
| Decorations: | no other decoration |
| Petrie, G. (1878): | BENDACHD | FORANMAIN | NIOSEPH Expansion: BENDACH FOR ANMAINN-IOSEPH Translation: A blessing on the soul of Joseph. Petrie/1878 11, Fig. 12 concise discussion |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | BENDACHTFORANMAIN{N}IOSEPH Expansion: BENDACHT FOR ANMAIN {N}IOSEPH Macalister/1949 15 minor reference |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | n/a ; head ; n/a ; undecorated |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | 811 - 828 (Petrie/1878) |
| Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | none |
| Palaeography: | Macalister/1949, 15: `The dotting of the transported N in the last word reveals the influence of manuscript penmanship'. Macalister is suspicious of the form taken by this inscription in Petrie's illustration: `the letters, if they were anything like those depicted in CIIL ii, fig. 12, must have been very fantastic'. CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial, although we can agree with Macalister in doubting the details of Petrie's drawing. Examples of 'OC' A's, as well as wedge-shaped finials are shown, as well as a lozenge-shaped O, a D with an ascender which bends to the left over a heart-shaped bow and an open uncial E with an extended horizontal stroke. |
| Legibility: | n/a Petrie/1878, Fig 12, shows the stone as clear and legible. The stone is, however, now lost. |
| Lines: | 3 |
| Carving errors: | n |
| Doubtful: | no |