Corpus Refs: | Higgins/1987:99 Macalister/1949:521 |
Site: | TUAM |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1949 Macalister, R.A.S. |
History: | Macalister/1949, 1: `found built into the wall surrounding the ancient graveyard of Tuam ... When I examined it, it was in the possession of Dr. T.B. Costello, Tuam; it has now been restored to its place'. |
Geology: | |
Dimensions: | 0.18 x 0.09 x 0.0 (converted from Macalister/1949) |
Setting: | in struct |
Location: | on site Macalister/1949, 1: `it has now been restored to its place' in the wall of the graveyard. |
Form: | fragment |
Condition: | frgmntry , inc |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | none |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Macalister, R.A.S. (1949): | [--]BT[--] | [--]C[-- Expansion: [OROIT DO CO]BTH[ACH MA]C [-- Higgins/1987 379 concise discussion Macalister/1949 1 concise discussion |
Orientation: | Incomplete Information |
Position: | inc ; inc ; inc ; inc Higgins/1987, 379: `The fragment bears part of an inscription in two lines'. |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | None published |
Language: | Incomplete Information (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering, such as survives, is Insular half-uncial. The B has a slightly curved ascender, an open bow and a wedge-shaped finial. The T is half-uncial with a curved ascender and a flat top stroke. |
Legibility: | inc Higgins/1987, 379: `The letter B and part of a T and a small curving segment, perhaps part of a C are all that survive. ... The stone is in bad condition'. |
Lines: | 2 |
Carving errors: | n |
Doubtful: | no |