RACOB/1

Corpus Refs:Macalister/1945:65
Site:RACOB
Discovery:first mentioned, 1886 Barry
History:Macalister/1945, 69, cites one Mr. Barry as the first recorder of the stone in 1886. He also states it was [in 1945] `leaning against the hedge of a field in the farm'.

Power/etal/1994, 63: `Stone lying a short distance to SW of position indicated on 1901 and 1936 OS maps ... In 1986, subsequent to survey visit, stone moved to grounds of Scoil an Easpaig Ó Briain, Bartlemy'.

Geology:Macalister/1945, 6: `grit'.
Dimensions:1.42 x 0.28 x 0.25 (converted from Macalister/1945)
Setting:inc
Location:other
Power/etal/1994, 63: `grounds of Scoil an Easpaig Ó Briain, Bartlemy'.
Form:plain
Condition:complete , some
Macalister/1945, 70, refers to some flaking.
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:no other decoration

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Inscriptions


RACOB/1/1     Pictures

Readings

Macalister, R.A.S. (1945):LOGAMAQISDANBI
Expansion:
LOGA MAQI SDANBI
Macalister/1945 70 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical up
Position:n/a ; arris ; n/a ; undecorated
Macalister/1945, 69--70: `on the dexter edge of one of the narrower faces'.
Incision:inc
Macalister/1945, 70: `chiselled'.
Date:550 - 900 (Ziegler/1994)
Language:Goidelic (ogham)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:none
Legibility:good
Macalister/1945, 70: `inscription in good condition, except that the H-half of the G has been flaked away. ... One James Ward has added his name in Oghams on the sinister edge of the same face.'
Lines:1
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

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