| Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1949:900 Okasha/Forsyth/2001:Inishcaltra 13 |
| Site: | ICLTA |
| Discovery: | first mentioned, 1837 Wakeman, W. |
| History: | Petrie/1878, 44: `Drawn from the stone by Mr. W. F. Wakeman for Dr. Petrie, in the year 1837'. Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 81: `The stone was first recorded in 1837 when Wakeman drew it for Petrie ... In 1880 the stone was in the graveyad but not in situ ... The stone was inside the church, in its present position on the north side of the nave, when Macalister saw it'. |
| Geology: | |
| Dimensions: | 1.49 x 0.59 x 0.07 (Okasha/Forsyth/2001) |
| Setting: | in display |
| Location: | on site Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 81: `This stone is inside the ruins of St Caimin's church, set upright and cemented against the north wall of the nave in its west corner'. |
| Form: | body-slab Macalister/1916, 158: `A concrete foot has been made for this stone to stand upon in its present position in the church, and this at first sight looks like a projecting frame on the stone itself'. Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 81: `The stone is a large recumbent cross-slab'. |
| Condition: | complete , good Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 81: `complete and well-preserved'. |
| Folklore: | none |
| Crosses: | 1: latin; outline; straight; plain; round holl; none; none; angular; plain |
| Decorations: | Macalister/1916, 158: `cross similar to the last [a Latin cross with hollowed angles and expanding square base open below], but cut in very broad, bold lines. It seems as though it had been cut at first with double lines, and the space between them then excised. The curves of the angle-hollows are, however, in single lines of normal breadth. There is a pellet in each of these hollows'. Macalister/1949, 90: `Similar cross, but with all terminals open, and with the curves of the angles in narrow lines, whereas the straight lines are bold and broad'. Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 81--82: `The face of the slab is dressed and is incised with an outline Latin cross with semi-circular hollow armpits and open terminals. There is a pellet in each of the four hollows. The cross rests on a rectangula base, open below. The outline of the cross is formed by a broad flat band which makes the cross itself stand out in false relief'. |
| Petrie, G. (1878): | O~R~DODIARMAIT | MACCDELBAID Expansion: OROIT DO DIARMAIT MACC DELBAID Translation: Pray for Diarmait (PN), son of Delbad (PN), Petrie/1878 44 reading only |
| Macalister, R.A.S. (1915): | O~R~DODIARMAIT | MACCDELBAID Expansion: OROIT DO DIARMAIT MACC DELBAID Macalister/1916 158 reading only Macalister/1949 90 other reference |
| Okasha and Forsyth (1996): | O~R~DODIARMAIT | MACCDELBAID Expansion: OROIT DO DIARMAIT MACC DELBAID Translation: A prayer for Diarmait (PN) macc Delbaid (PN). Okasha/Forsyth/2001 82 reading only |
| Orientation: | horizontal |
| Position: | W ; top ; above cross ; undivided Macalister/1916, 158: `The inscription is disposed in the way usual in this series -- inverted at the head of the slab'. |
| Incision: | inc |
| Date: | None published |
| Language: | Incomplete Information (rbook) |
| Ling. Notes: | Macalister/1916, 158: `Though the filiation is here expressed (the only example at Inis Cealtra), the person cannot be identified.' |
| Palaeography: | Macalister/1916, 158: `The M of the word macc is of a shape not common in inscriptions'. Okasha/Forsyth/2001, 82: `The text is legible and uses half-uncial script'. CISP: The lettering is in Insular half-uncial. The A's are in the 'OC' form and the first I, T and final D have wedge-shaped finials. The four Ds all have ascenders which bend to the left over an open bow. The Rs are majuscule, although the second example is more angular. The L and B of the second line have bifurcated serifs. The M at the beginning of line two, in which the first two ascenders are almost joined at the bottom by a leftward stroke at the bottom of the first ascender is closely paralleled in Brittany at Langombrac'h, for which see LDAUL/1. |
| Legibility: | good |
| Lines: | 2 |
| Carving errors: | n |
| Doubtful: | no |